JONES, NINA EVA VIDA (1882-1966), racing motorist, was born on 30 January 1882 at Livingstone House, Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, youngest daughter and seventh child of Sydney-born parents William Henry Harris, gentleman, and his wife Susan Mary, née Clarke, and niece of John and (Sir) Matthew Harris. Vida was educated at home with a sister.

At St John's Church of England, Darlinghurst, on 2 April 1910 Vida Harris married John Alexander Stammers Jones (1870-1933), brewer of Lithgow. He was born on 28 November 1870 at Currawang near Lake George, son of William Watkin Jones, Welsh mining surveyor, and his wife Eliza, née Mills. Educated at Cooerwull Academy, Bowenfels, he was a notable cyclist and a daring horseman in his youth. He won many races as an amateur rider and, an early member of the Sydney Hunt Club, gained many prizes in shows with his famous hunter Viking. He was ...

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