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Margaret Colbourne (1868–1948)

This entry is from Obituaries Australia

Trade union leaders paid last tributes today to Mrs. Margaret Colbourne, often described as "the little grandmother of the Labor movement.

She died yesterday in her 80th year and her funeral took place today in the Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood.

Friend of Labor Cabinet Ministers, the late Mrs. Colbourn is said to have shared more Government secrets than any other woman in Australia.

She made and unmade the careers of Labor aldermen in Glebe, during her long association with the Labor movement, which embraced 40 years as delegate of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union to the NSW Labor Council.

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This person appears as a part of the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975. [View Article]

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'Colbourne, Margaret (1868–1948)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/colbourne-margaret-33033/text41172, accessed 22 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Mitchell, Margaret
  • Colbourn, Margaret
Birth

1868
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

29 November, 1948 (aged ~ 80)
Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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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.

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