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Name	Lucy Frances Rees
Alternative Names	Lucy Frances Waugh
Born	19 September, 1901 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 January, 1983 (aged 81) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1938-1955) Australian Capital Territory, Australia bookseller (1955-1968) Australian Capital Territory, Australia book collector (1957-1974) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1964) Dromken Medal (Courtney Oldmeadow Children's Literature Foundation) (recipient, 1983) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1983)
Legacies *	Lu Rees Award (National Centre for Australian Children's Literature) (recipient)
Key Organisations *	Fellowship of Australian Writers (ACT) (member, 1950) Fellowship of Australian Writers (ACT) (secretary, 1950-1975) Children's Book Council of Canberra (president, 1957) Children's Book Council of Canberra (member, 1957-1983)
Workplaces *	Australian War Memorial (employee, 1934)

* Dates are approximate

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