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Riddell, Elizabeth Richmond (1907–1998)

poet and journalist

Portrait of Elizabeth Riddell, by Kahan, c.1970

Portrait of Elizabeth Riddell, by Kahan, c.1970

National Library of Australia, PIC Drawer 7911 #R10032

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Portrait of Elizabeth Riddell, by Kahan, c.1970

Portrait of Elizabeth Riddell, by Kahan, c.1970

National Library of Australia, PIC Drawer 7911 #R10032

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Alternative Names
  • Greatorex, Elizabeth Richmond
Birth

21 March, 1907
Napier, New Zealand

Death

3 July, 1998 (aged 91)
Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

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