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Name	Emmie Russell
Born	18 August, 1892 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	7 September, 1987 (aged 95) Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	art collector (1933-1980) New South Wales, Australia orthoptist (1933-1956) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force medical officer)
Key Organisations *	Orthoptic Association of Australia (patron, ?-1987) Orthoptics Council of New South Wales (member, 1938) Orthoptic Association of Australia (president, 1944-1947) Orthoptic Board of Australia (member, 1944) Orthoptic Association of Australia (president, 1950-1951) Orthoptic Association of Australia (honorary life member, 1959-1987)

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