Mary V. Austin

Dame Mary Valerie Austin, DBE (29 July 1900 — 10 September 1986, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), née Hall-Thompson, was an Australian community worker and political activist.^[1] The daughter of Admiral P. H. 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^[2]

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.

Sources

• Draper, W J (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1983, 14th edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1983
• Draper, W J (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1980, 23rd edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1980, vol 928, page 68

References

1. ^ Some sources indicate Valentine, not Valerie, as her middle name
2. ^ Australian Government Office for Women Faith, Hope, Charity site

External links

• London Gazette notice of Mary Austin's damehood for "distinguished service to the community"
• NLA profile
• Ancestry.com website info re Ronald Austin
• Ancestry.com website info re Mary Austin

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Name	Austin, Mary V.
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Date of birth	1900
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Date of death	1986
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