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Mary Austin


Dame Mary V. Austin (née Hall-Thompson; 29 July 1900 — 10 September 1986) was an Australian community worker and political activist. The daughter of Admiral P. H. Hall-Thompson and his wife, Helen (née Deacon), she was educated in New Zealand at Marsden College, Wellington.

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Affiliations

  • Red Cross Society (Superintendent Regional Commandant, Victorian Division)
  • Australian Liberal Party, Vice President, and later National Vice-President (1947–76)
  • Victoria League, honorary life membership

    • Damehood

    She was appointed DBE on 16 June 1979 for community and welfare services.

    Family

    She married Ronald Albert Austin (1893-1965) on 9 June 1925. The couple had one child, Derrick Albert Austin, who was born in 1926. Little other information exists regarding her personal life in Mortlake, Victoria.

    References

    Mary V. Austin Wikipedia
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