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Name	Noreen Eileen Hennessy
Born	6 August, 1912 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	11 January, 1994 (aged 81) Eastwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	St Patricks Primary School (Fortitude Valley, Brisbane) (student, 1918-1925)
Occupation or Descriptor *	pianist (1932-1944) Queensland, Australia organist (1935-1944) Queensland, Australia organist (1944-1965) New South Wales, Australia radio entertainer (1950-1965) New South Wales, Australia
Workplaces *	Western Suburbs Rugby League Club (Magpies) (Sydney) (musical director, ?-1965) Prince Edward Theatre (Sydney) (organist, 1944-1963)

* Dates are approximate