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Name	Mario Rheta Hardie
Alternative Names	Mario Rheta Broun Mario Rheta Halliday
Born	28 August, 1918 New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 December, 2012 (aged 94) New South Wales, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	community worker (1945-1990) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (spy, 1939-1939)
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1986) Commonwealth Senior Australian Achiever award (recipient, 1999)
Key Organisations *	Asthma Foundation of Australia (founder) National Heart Foundation (NSW) (member) Salvation Army Red Shield Committee (NSW) (member) Tamworth Town and Country Club (NSW) (president) Women's Pioneer Society (NSW) (member) Penguin Club (Sydney) (member, 1941)
Properties *	Wolli (NSW) (owner, 1975-1983) Orroroo (NSW) (owner, 1983-1996)
Workplaces *	Phillips Lamps (secretary, 1937)

* Dates are approximate

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