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Life Summary

Name	Rachel Mary Roxburgh
Born	21 September, 1915 Point Piper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 April, 1991 (aged 75) Castle Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (leukemia)
Education *	Ascham School (Sydney) (student, 1928-1932) Adelaide Perry Art School (Sydney) (student) East Sydney Technical College (student)
Occupation or Descriptor *	painter (1935-1945) New South Wales, Australia Voluntary Aid Detachment personnel (1941-1942) Federal, Australia painter (1945-1956) Overseas potter (1950-1956) Overseas painter (1956-1980) New South Wales, Australia potter (1956-1980) New South Wales, Australia art teacher (1958-1980) New South Wales, Australia heritage conservationist (1962-1991) New South Wales, Australia architectural historian (1970-1980) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1977-1980) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (volunteer worker)
Awards	British Empire Medal (recipient, 1979)
Key Organisations *	National Parks Association of New South Wales (committee member) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (member, ?-1991) Throsby Park Advisory Committee (chair) Australian Ceramics Association (member, 1956) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (council, 1961-1967) National Trust of Australia (NSW) (honorary life member, 1968-1991) National Parks Advisory Council (NSW) (council member, 1981-1984)
Stately Homes *	The Vineyard (NSW) (conservationist)
Workplaces *	East Sydney Technical College (teacher) Ravenswood School for Girls (Sydney) (teacher) Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (teacher) Sydney Hospital (student nurse) Abbotsleigh (Sydney) (art teacher, 1965-1967) Wingecarribbee Shire Council (NSW) (councillor, 1977-1980)

* Dates are approximate