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Name	Linda Mary Elizabeth McBurney
Alternative Names	Linda Mary Elizabeth Kuhl
Born	26 June, 1909 Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 September, 2000 (aged 91) Turramurra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	St Clare's College (Waverley, Sydney) (student, 1914-1924) Shirley School for Girls (Edgecliff, Sydney) (student, 1925-1927)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Boy Scouts' leader (1928-1959) New South Wales, Australia physical culturist (1928-1932) New South Wales, Australia community worker (1942-1998) New South Wales, Australia Red Cross worker (1942-1998) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1981)
Key Organisations *	Boy Scouts (NSW) (leader, 1928-1959) Red Cross Society (NSW) (leader, 1942-1998)

* Dates are approximate

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