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Helen Melba (Nell) Macpherson-Smith (1909–?)

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Additional Resources

  • coming of age, Table Talk (Melbourne), 1 January 1931, p 41
  • wedding, Argus (Melbourne), 20 June 1935, p 12

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Helen Macpherson-Smith, 1931

Helen Macpherson-Smith, 1931

Table Talk (Melbourne), 1 January 1931, p 41

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Mitchell, Helen Melba
Birth

23 December, 1909
Victoria, Australia

Education