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Margaret Lucy Syme (1914–1948)

from Argus

The death occurred on Thursday evening of Miss Margaret Syme, of Bolobek, Macedon, who was shot accidentally while on a shooting expedition at her home. Miss Syme was the younger daughter of Mr Oswald Syme, chairman of directors of David Syme and Co Ltd, and Mrs Syme.

Miss Margaret Syme was educated at St Catherine's, and studied painting at the National Gallery. During the war she devoted herself to voluntary work on behalf of the services, and also of the crippled children from Yooralla Hospital school and the Children's Hospital.

The funeral will be private.

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'Syme, Margaret Lucy (1914–1948)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/syme-margaret-lucy-13889/text24762, accessed 28 March 2024.

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