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.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Margaret Lucy Syme
- Sydney Morning Herald, 13 November 1948, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Syme, Mildred (mother)
- Syme, Oswald Julian (father)
- Neill, Nancy Alison (sister)
- Neill, Edwin Hill (brother-in-law)
- Macdonald, Hamish Chesborough (brother-in-law)
- Syme, John Herbert (uncle)
- Syme, Arthur Edward (uncle)
- Syme, Geoffrey (uncle)
- Syme, Annabella (grandmother)
- Syme, David (grandfather)
- Syme, Kathleen Alice (cousin)
- Syme, Hugh Randall (cousin)
Citation details
'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 22 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
27 January,
1914
Victoria,
Australia
Death
11 November,
1948
(aged 34)
Macedon,
Victoria,
Australia