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Name	Doris Jocelyn Brown
Alternative Names	Doris Jocelyn Giles
Born	13 August, 1898 Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	3 October, 1971 (aged 73) Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	commercial artist (1924-1930) Overseas commercial artist (1930-1939) New South Wales, Australia horticulturist (1930-1971) New South Wales, Australia landscape designer (1930-1971) New South Wales, Australia painter (1945-1971) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Business and Professional Women's Club (Sydney) (member) Society of Artists (Sydney) (exhibitor) Society of Arts and Crafts of New South Wales (member)
Workplaces *	University of Sydney (employer)

* Dates are approximate