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Name	Margaret Kate McMahon
Alternative Names	Margaret Kate Brown
Born	14 November, 1887 Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 August, 1939 (aged 51)
Cause of Death	cancer (ovarian)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Brown, Clara Kate (mother) Brown, William Henry (father) Brown, Arthur Edward (brother) Brown, Geoffrey William (brother) Brown, Arthur Graham (nephew)
Education *	Melbourne Girls Grammar (student, 1901-1905) Cambridge University (UK) (student, 1906-1908)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army nurse (1915-1918) Federal, Australia
Key Organisations *	Trinity College (University of Melbourne) (council member, ?-1939) Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne) (committee member, 1928-1939) Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne) (chairman, 1931-1939) Nursery School Commitee (Vic) (founding member, 1931-1937) Nursery School Board (Vic) (founding chairman, 1937-1939)
Workplaces *	Melbourne Girls Grammar (teacher, 1909-1911) Women's College (University of Sydney) (vice-principal, 1921-1924)

* Dates are approximate

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