Shylie Katherine Rymill (''

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'' Blue; 16 May 18823 April 1959) was The Girl Guides Association’s South Australia branch state commissioner from 1938 to 1950. She was an accomplished golfer.

Biography

Rymill was the youngest child of William Archibald Sinclair Blue (an English-born physician and surgeon) and Katharine Gollan née Gordon. As a young woman she became a noted member of

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society and undertook significant charity work. She married Herbert Lockett "Cargie" Rymill (19 August 1870 – 27 March 1951) on 18 September 1906. "Cargie", son of

Henry Rymill Henry Rymill (1 May 1836 – 21 February 1927) and Frank Rymill (27 November 1837 – 26 May 1915) were brothers prominent in business and public service in the 19th century South Australia. Henry "Harry" Rymill and Francis "Frank" Rymill were ...

, was a golf-course designer. Their children include: *

Henry Way Rymill Henry Way Rymill CBE (9 October 1907 – 8 January 1971) was The Boy Scouts Association’s South Australian branch chief commissioner from 1936, and was the Royal South Australia Yacht Squadron’s commodore for six years. The Boy Scouts Ass ...

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(9 October 1907 – 8 January 1971), Chief Commissioner of Scouts in South Australia *William Seaton Rymill (12 April 1909 – 12 August 1987), a noted golfer. *Edward Gordon "Tom" Rymill (11 November 1910 – 16 February 1989), managed "Balquhidder Station" on the

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. "Balquhidder Station" was later bought by

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. *Katherine Lucy Rymill (24 May 1913 – ), a noted golfer and

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worker.

Golf

In 1913, Rymill won the South Australian Women's Golf Championship, as well as winning the

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's women's championship in 1925, 1927 and 1928. She also took on a number of leadership positions within the sport, including as Associate-Captain (1915, 1923 and 1933–34) of the (Royal) Adelaide Golf Club, Ladies' captain (1924–28 and 1932) at Kooyonga Golf Club, and Founding President (1925–30) of the South Australian Ladies' Golf Union. The Shylie Rymill Foursomes nett event is a state competition named in honour of her founding of the SA Ladies Golf Union.

Guiding

In 1927, Rymill was President of the local committee of the Richmond Company of the Girl Guides Association of South Australia. By 1931 she was Commissioner of the Western Metropolitan Division. Rymill became State Commissioner for South Australia in 1938, remaining in that post until 1950. During

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, she was involved in raising almost £72,000 for charities through organising the Girl Guides Thrift Campaign. In her obituary, she was remembered as the SA Guides' 'Wartime Chief'. Shew was awarded the

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, Girl Guiding's highest adult honour, in 1948.

Honours

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(1942) for 'Social Welfare' *

(1948) * Life Member of the South Australia State Council of the Girl Guides Association of Australia

References

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