About Christobel Mattingley
Lived 1931 – 2019 (aged 87–88). Christobel Mattingley was an Australian writer, librarian and children's writer.
Christobel Rosemary Mattingley (26 October 1931 – 1 June 2019) was an Australian author of books for children and adults. Her book Rummage won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 1982. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Mattingley was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues".
Her last book was Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story, which was published in 2016 and won the 2017 the Young People's History Prize at the NSW Premier's History Awards.
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Who was Christobel Mattingley?
Australian author
When was Christobel Mattingley born?
Christobel Mattingley was born in 1931 in Brighton.
When did Christobel Mattingley die?
Christobel Mattingley died on 1 June 2019 in Glenside.
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Christobel Mattingley was a writer, librarian and children's writer.
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Christobel Mattingley was Australian.
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