Grace Bussell
Grace Vernon Drake-Brockman, commonly referred to as Grace Bussell, was a woman from Western Australia. In 1876, as a 16-year-old, she was involved with Sam Isaacs in the rescue of, for which she was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal.
Biography
Bussell was born to the well-known and prosperous Bussell family. At age 7, she discovered Wallcliffe cave.Lauded by the press at the time of the rescue, she became known as 'The Grace Darling of the West',. She was awarded a silver medal by the Royal Humane Society, and also a gold watch and chain from the British Government.
According to an account in the local Inquirer and Commercial News,
According to an account by Isaacs' friend, as recounted by the friend's grandson:
She married Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman in 1880; he served as Surveyor General of Western Australia from 1915 to 1917. They had three daughters and four sons, including Edmund, Geoffrey, and Deborah.
She died aged 75 in Guildford, Western Australia.