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Name	Lady Mary Eleanor Symon
Alternative Names	Mary Eleanor Cowle
Born	1858 Tasmania, Australia
Died	28 December, 1944 (aged ~ 86) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Symon, Elizabeth (mother-in-law) Sutherland, Caroline (aunt by marriage)
Occupation *	Red Cross administrator (1914-1918) South Australia, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (Red Cross worker)
Key Events *	Exhibition of Women's Work (Melbourne, 1907) (patron)
Legacies *	Lady Symon Building (University of Adelaide) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Poetry Recital Society (SA) (founder, 1910-1934)

* Dates are approximate

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