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Name	Marjorie Evelyn Pownall
Alternative Names	Marjorie Evelyn Sheridan
Born	12 January, 1902 Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	15 November, 1982 (aged 80) Forestville, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Rees, Lloyd Frederic (friend) Barnard, Marjorie Faith (friend) Ewart, Joyce Vera Mary (friend)
Occupation or Descriptor *	secretary (1920-1929) New South Wales, Australia children's author (1930-1982) New South Wales, Australia historian (general) (1930-1982) New South Wales, Australia short story writer (1930-1982) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1977)

* Dates are approximate