Marjorie Margaret Conley (1931–1959)
BRISBANE, Tuesday. — Twenty-eight-year-old Sydney soprano, Marjorie Conley, died suddenly in Brisbane General Hospital early to day after a short illness.
She had been in hospital a fortnight.
Miss Conley became ill while holidaying with her husband, well-known baritone, Geoffrey Chard, and her two-year-old son, David, at Surfers' Paradise.
Miss Conley had won almost every major vocal con test in Australia. She had just completed a month-long Centenary Year tour of Queensland.
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- Conley, Marjorie Margaret
- Conley, Evelyn Cecelia (mother)
- Conley, J. Henry (father)
- O'Hara, Valda Mary (sister)
- O'Hara, John Michael (brother-in-law)
- Lorenz, Clarice Maude (employer)
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'Conley, Marjorie Margaret (1931–1959)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/conley-marjorie-margaret-9803/text31740, accessed 9 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Chard, Marjorie Margaret
Birth
24 June,
1931
Stanmore, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
11 August,
1959
(aged 28)
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
Cause of Death
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