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Name	Eleanor Harriet Riley
Alternative Names	Eleanor Harriet Birkenhead
Born	1851
Died	4 August, 1922 (aged ~ 71) Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation *	community worker (1870-1910) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Girls' Friendly Society (Sydney) (committee member) National Council of Women (NSW) (committee member) Queen Victoria Home for Consumptives (Sydney) (commitee life member, ?-1922) St Luke's Hospital (Darlinghurst, Sydney) Women's College (University of Sydney) (council member) Queen Victoria Jubilee Fund (committe member, 1887-1921)

* Dates are approximate

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