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Name	Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar
Born	1 July, 1885 Point Piper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 January, 1968 (aged 82) Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican 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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Mackellar, Malcolm (brother) Mackellar, Enid (sister-in-law)
Occupation *	poet (1904-1968) New South Wales, Australia novelist (1912-1968) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1968)
Key Organisations *	Bush Book Club of New South Wales (honorary treasurer) P.E.N. Club (Sydney) (member, 1931)

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