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Life Summary

Name	Marjorie Faith Barnard
Born	16 August, 1897 Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	8 May, 1987 (aged 89) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Presbyterian Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	Cambridge School (Hunters Hill, Sydney) (student, 1907-1911) Sydney Girls' High School (student, 1911-1916) University of Sydney (student, 1917-1919)
Occupation or Descriptor *	librarian (1920-1950) New South Wales, Australia novelist (1920-1969) New South Wales, Australia short story writer (1920-1987) New South Wales, Australia biographer (1935-1967) New South Wales, Australia historian (general) (1935-1967) New South Wales, Australia pacifist (1939-1987) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1980) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1980) Patrick White Literary Award (recipient, 1983)
Clubs *	Women's Club (Sydney) (member) Women's Club (Sydney) (member, ?-1987)
Legacies *	Marjorie Barnard local studies room (Lane Cove Library, Sydney) (eponym) Marjorie Barnard Short Story Award (Fellowship of Australian Writers) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Society of Women Writers (NSW) (member, ?-1987) Henry Lawson Literary Society (member, 1929) Australian English Association (NSW) (member, 1930) Sydney P.E.N. Club (member, 1931-1987) Sydney PEN (member, 1931) Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW) (member, 1934) Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW) (member, 1935)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1940)
Workplaces *	State Library of New South Wales (librarian, 1920-1924) Sydney Technical College (librarian, 1924-1935) CSIRO (librarian, 1942-1950) CSIRO (radio physics) (librarian, 1942-1950)

* Dates are approximate