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Burns, Netta Patricia (1924–1996)

ministerial adviser, activist and welfare reformer

Portrait of Netta Burns, by Heide Smith, 1994

Portrait of Netta Burns, by Heide Smith, 1994

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Portrait of Netta Burns, by Heide Smith, 1994

Portrait of Netta Burns, by Heide Smith, 1994

Supplied by Heide Smith, LCB007

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Cox, Netta Patricia
Birth

26 December, 1924
Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

30 April, 1996 (aged 71)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (not specified)

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