Kara Moana Healey [SEP] sex or gender
Kara Moana Healey
Kara Moana Healey (23 June 1904 – 11 June 2006) was a field collector, conservationist, preservationist and naturalist and the first female National Park Ranger in Victoria, Australia.
Born Kara Moana Elizabeth Vernon in Kawhia, New Zealand. The name Karamoana is said to be Maori, meaning "Rippling waters" and Kara was given this name in honour of her Maori nurse.
Kara's family (William John Vernon and Mary Vernon née Dunstone) were Australian and had moved to New Zealand for
direct translation of Kara Moana is not available and maybe a localised term (dialect) or an English adaptation. (see Maori Dictionary http://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&keywords=moana&search= )
6. It is believed that William Vernon was contracted to build a boiler to power a saw mill, however no documentation has been found to substantiate.
7. Shipping records substantiate these movements. Documents held by Dawn Reddick, Kara's daughter and amateur Genealogist
8. Further information:- When the family settled in Mysia approx 1906. William Vernon, a