Ran a clothing shop in Dunedin in the early 1890s. Was the defendant in the case Brooks vs Gill, Feb-March 1895.
Gill, Mary Elizabeth, active 1880s-1890s
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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Brooks v Gill; Mary Gill. 1 Mch '95.
Date: 1895
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks and catalogue of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890] ca 1860-1893
Reference: E-324-q-2-031-1
Description: A courtroom scene with a smartly-dressed woman, standing at the bench giving evidence. She is identified as Mary Gill. The same woman is shown in the adjacent drawing, (E-324-q-2-031-2) The court case was over money owed to Mrs Gill by Mr and Mrs Brooks, for the purchase of a mackintosh (raincoat) and a woman's hat. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Red chalk 150 x 103 mm
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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :No - Certainly not!. Brooks v Gill [1 March 1895]
Date: 1895
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks and catalogue of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890] ca 1860-1893
Reference: E-324-q-2-031-2
Description: A courtroom scene with the defendant, Mary Gill, giving evidence. She is identified in the adjacent drawing, E-324-q-2-031-1. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Red chalk 160 x 95 mm