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Name	Barbara Jane Baynton
Alternative Names	Barbara Allonson-Winn Barbara Jane Frater Barbara Janet Lawrence Lady Headley
Born	4 June, 1857 Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Died	28 May, 1929 (aged 71) Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gullett, Henry Somer (son-in-law) Stephens, Alfred George (friend) Longstaff, John Campbell (artist)
Occupation or Descriptor *	contemporary-affairs commentator (1890-1921) New South Wales, Australia short story writer (1890-1917) New South Wales, Australia antiques collector (1904-1921) New South Wales, Australia novelist (1907-1907) New South Wales, Australia antiques collector (1921-1929) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Law Book Co. of Australasia Ltd (chairman of directors) Law Book Co. of Australasia Ltd (investor, 1904)

* Dates are approximate