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Lady Peggy Elizabeth Roberta (Robbie) Humphreys (1913–2000)

Dr. Roberta Read & Adam, by unknown photographer

Dr. Roberta Read & Adam, by unknown photographer

Workers' Educational Association Annual Report, 1979

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'Humphreys, Lady Peggy Elizabeth Roberta (Robbie) (1913–2000)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/humphreys-lady-peggy-elizabeth-roberta-robbie-33449/text, accessed 7 December 2023.

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Dr. Roberta Read & Adam, by unknown photographer

Dr. Roberta Read & Adam, by unknown photographer

Workers' Educational Association Annual Report, 1979

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Alternative Names
  • Iszard, Peggy Elizabeth Roberta
  • Pashley, Peggy Elizabeth Roberta
  • Sanders, Peggy Elizabeth Roberta
  • Read, Peggy Elizabeth Roberta
Birth

30 April, 1913
Exeter, Devon, England

Death

21 March, 2000 (aged 86)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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