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Dorothy Harriet WADLEY
Also known as: née Kent
Born: 13/06/1907
Special Achievements:First Optometrist in Queensland - practiced for 44 years.
1953 - First woman Councillor on Atherton Shire Council, Queensland.
1985 - Awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire for service to the people of Atherton, Queensland.
Became journalist for local Atherton paper for 20 years reporting on activities of voluntary organisations.
Resources
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Link - WADLEY—KENT
Trove: Queensland Figaro (Brisbane, Qld. : 1901 - 1936), Saturday 11 October 1930, page 8