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Name	Marjorie Connor
Born	25 August, 1906 Cororooke, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 May, 1991 (aged 84) Balwyn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Lauriston Girls School (Armadale, Melbourne) (student, 1919-1922)
Occupation or Descriptor *	nurse (general) (1928-1945) Victoria, Australia nurse educator (1945-1972) Victoria, Australia nursing administrator (1945-1972) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1973)
Key Organisations *	Australian Nursing Federation (Vic) (secretary) Hospital Nurses Wages Board (Vic) (member, 1945-1963) Florence Nightingale Committee of Australia (Vic) (secretary, 1973-1988)
Workplaces *	Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) (trainee nurse, 1925-1928) Royal Victorian College of Nursing (secretary, 1945-1972)

* Dates are approximate