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Mary Anne (Molly) Dunn (1873–1944)

Mary Anne (Molly) Dunn

Mary Anne (Molly) Dunn, née Smith (1873-1944) Labor party activist  Birth: 11 September 1873 at Hay, New South Wales, daughter of native-born parents Michael Smith (1847-1925), a drover and farmer, and Mary Anne, née Reese (1852-1932). Marriage: 1896 at Nyngan, NSW, to native-born William Henry Dunn, a butcher (1871-1950). They had two daughters and four sons.  Death: 17 August 1944 at Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst, Sydney; usual residence Wigram Road, Glebe Point. Religion: Catholic.  Grand-daughter...

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