Dame Edith Burnside
DBE (1889 – 10 May 1992) was an Australian charity worker. She was involved with numerous organisations and causes.
Early life
Burnside was born in
Melbourne in 1889. She was educated at
St Michael's Grammar School.
Public life
Burnside was president of the
Royal Melbourne Hospital's Almoner Ambulance from 1952. She served on the boards or committees of the
Yooralla Hospital School, the
National Gallery Society of Victoria, the Australia-Japan Society of Victoria, and the
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
She was the president of the Central Council of Auxiliaries of
Prince Henry's Hospital
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and led committees to raise funds for various causes, including disabled children.
Burnside was appointed an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(OBE) in the
1957 New Year Honours
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.
[ She was later elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for "services to hospitals and the community", as the only Australian woman to be made a dame in the ]1976 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1976 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1976 to celebra ...
.
Outside of her charitable activities, Burnside was a branch treasurer of the Australian Women's National League (AWNL) and a director of her husband's business.[
]
Personal life
She married businessman William Kennedy Burnside in 1913, with whom she had two children.[ Her son Kennedy Burnside was a prominent surgeon,][
]
References
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1889 births
1992 deaths
Australian activists
Activists from Melbourne
People educated at St Michael's Grammar School
Australian Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire