Frances Mary Richardson Currer collections of Richard Heber which were larger than Currer's. Heber and Currer had a close relationship and Heber was bailed out by Currer when he had financial difficulties. It has been speculated that Currer was a benefactor of the Brontë sisters and this is the reason that Charlotte Brontë chose the nom de plume of "Currer Bell" for her novel "Jane Eyre". It is thought that she gave the Brontë sisters' father £50 to assist them when he became a widower. Currer did donate money to the Clergy Daughter's School that the Brontë sisters attended as well as funding the
Bronte Cockburn 1935 Magarey Medal for the South Australian National Football Leagues best and fairest player. Bronte Cockburn Bronte Cockburn (born 14 June 1941) is a retired Australian women's basketball player. Cockburn played for the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1957 World Championship held in Brazil. She was only 16 years-old when she travelled with the team to compete in the Championship. Cockburn was captain of the South Australian junior school girls team which won the Australian trophy in 1954. She was named to the All-Australian schoolgirls team the same year. At 13 years-old, Cockburn was already playing top grade