Anastasia Withers b. 1825

Also known as Anastasia Hayes
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
seamstress, she sewed the Southern Cross flag which flew over the Eureka Stockade throughout the famous battle. The flag was made with the help of Anne Duke, another miner's wife, and possibly Anastasia Hayes.

Citations

  • O’Brien, Bob (1992), 'Massacre at Eureka’, Kew, Vic. 1.

See also

  • 'section 11, plate 458'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book