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Name	Blanche Muriel Eugénie Ross-Watt
Alternative Names	Blanche Muriel Eugenie Ross-Watt Blanche Hamilton
Born	14 January, 1861 Gisborne, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 May, 1956 (aged 95) New Gisborne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	charity worker (1897-1956) Victoria, Australia Red Cross worker (1914-1956) Victoria, Australia farmer (1919-1956) Victoria, Australia feminist (1925-1956) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1925-1950) Victoria, Australia local government head (1931-1932) Victoria, Australia local government head (1939-1940) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate