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Born in England, she came to Australia to help women study full-time at Burnley College.  First instructress at the College of Horticulture, First woman to be on the radio to discuss gardening. 

References:

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-395729783/view?sectionId=nla.obj-417927689&partId=nla.obj-396024426#page/n11/mode/1up

The Garden Lovers' Log", Melbourne, Robertson & Mullens, (Melbourne, Brown, Prior, Anderson), [1940?]

Australian Gardening of Today,  Leading Authorities, Arranged and edited by the editor if "Australian Home beautiful" WA Shum, no published date. The Sun News-pictorial, Melbourne.  PPs 37-40

 

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