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Name	Babette Alison Smith
Alternative Names	Babette Alison Macfarlan
Born	2 April, 1942 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	22 November, 2021 (aged 79) New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Redlands, SCECGS (Cremorne, Sydney) (student, 1948-1954) Frensham (Mittagong, NSW) (student, 1955-1959) University of Sydney (student, 1960-1964)
Occupation *	historian (general) (1985-2021) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2005)
Key Organisations *	Australian Republican Movement (NSW) (member) Blackheath History Forum (NSW) (member, ?-2021)
Workplaces *	New South Wales Bar Association (chief executive officer, 1993-1997)

* Dates are approximate

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