Collection SummaryKate Lobb was an early pioneer midwife who supported and cared for mothers of the Sutherland Shire. BiographyKate Lobb was born in Kiama in 1866
With few doctors in the area Kate's general medical services were also required. The respect that she earned as both a midwife and medical carer was acknowledged by her epitaph on her headstone in Woronora Cemetery after her death in 1939. It reads 'A tribute from the mothers of Sutherland'.
