Mary V. Austin
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Born
29 July 1900
Mary Valentine Hall-Thompson
29 July 1900
Died10 September 1986 (aged 86)
OccupationsCommunity worker and political activist
Dame Mary V. Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Valentine Hall-Thompson 29 July 1900 |
| Died | 10 September 1986 (aged 86) |
| Occupations | Community worker and political activist |
Dame Mary Valentine Austin DBE (née Hall-Thompson; 29 July 1900 – 10 September 1986)[1] was an Australian community worker and political activist. The daughter of Admiral Percival Hall-Thompson and his wife, Helen (née Deacon), she was educated in New Zealand at Marsden College, Wellington.
- Red Cross Society (Superintendent Regional Commandant, Victorian Division)
- Australian Liberal Party, Vice President, and later National Vice-president (1947–76)
- Victoria League, honorary life membership[2]
Damehood
She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1979 Birthday Honours (16 June 1979) for community and welfare services.
Family
She married Ronald Albert Austin (1893–1965) on 9 June 1925. The couple had one child, Derrick Albert Austin, who was born in 1926.[citation needed]
