About Mary V. Austin
Lived 1900 – 1986 (aged 86). Mary V. Austin was an Australian activist.
Dame Mary Valentine Austin DBE ( Hall-Thompson; 29 July 1900 – 10 September 1986) was an Australian community worker and political activist. The daughter of Admiral Percival Hall-Thompson and his wife, Helen (née Deacon), she was educated in New Zealand at Marsden College, Wellington.
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1979 Birthday Honours (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.
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Who was Mary V. Austin?
Australian activist
When was Mary V. Austin born?
Mary V. Austin was born on 29 July 1900.
When did Mary V. Austin die?
Mary V. Austin died on 10 September 1986.
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Mary V. Austin was an activist.
What nationality was Mary V. Austin?
Mary V. Austin was Australian.
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