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Name	Annie Laurie Douglas
Born	8 December, 1914 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 August, 1999 (aged 84) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hasluck, Paul Meernaa (colleague)
Education *	West Leederville primary school (WA) (student, 1920-1928) Perth Modern School (student, 1928-1930) University of Western Australia (student, 1932-1939)
Occupation or Descriptor *	librarian (1933-1943) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1943-1979) Federal, Australia
Awards	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (recipient, 1977) Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1978)
Legacies *	Annie Douglas St (Casey, ACT) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Australian Federation of University Women (ACT) (member, 1946)
Workplaces *	University of Western Australia (library) (assistant, 1933-1943) Dept of External Affairs (federal) (public servant, 1943-1957) Dept of Territories (Federal) (public servant, 1957-1973) Dept of Special Minister of State (Federal) (public servant, 1973-1979)

* Dates are approximate