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Name	Marion Knowles
Alternative Names	Aunt Patsy John Desmond
Born	8 August, 1865 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia
Died	6 September, 1949 (aged 84) Victoria, Australia
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.
Occupation *	schoolteacher (1878-1901) Victoria, Australia poet (1885-1949) Victoria, Australia short story writer (1885-1949) Victoria, Australia novelist (1896-1949) Victoria, Australia Catholic lay leader (1899-1919) Victoria, Australia columnist (1899-1927) Victoria, Australia journalist (1899-1927) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate