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Lucy Florence Virginia Hosking (1904–1996)

Lucy Hosking, 1928

Lucy Hosking, 1928

Courtesy of the Hanrahan/Hosking family

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'Hosking, Lucy Florence Virginia (1904–1996)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hosking-lucy-florence-virginia-35320/text, accessed 11 September 2026.

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Lucy Hosking, 1928

Lucy Hosking, 1928

Courtesy of the Hanrahan/Hosking family

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  • Hanrahan, Lucy Florence Virginia
Birth

14 January, 1904
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Death

3 November, 1996 (aged 92)
Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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