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Art Beat of the Country The many wonderful sides to Mary

The many wonderful sides to Mary

By Di Deppeler Where and when did you meet?  1996 at the East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale. What struck you about Mary?  I just liked her from first meeting. Very direct, straight forward, honest and real. How did you get involved in her dreams for rural women?  I was employed as...

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Art Beat of the Country There is something special about Mary

There is something special about Mary

By Catherine Noy I first met Mary Salce in 1993 when preparing for the Inaugural International Agricultural Women’s Conference, which was showcased in Melbourne, Victoria, in July 1994. At this time, I had recently finished working for the Victorian Government’s Department of Agriculture and was home-based, operating a freelancing administration...

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Art Beat of the Country On all calculations, Mary’s story about a community art project will endure

On all calculations, Mary’s story about a community art project will endure

Drum roll for Mary Randall, completing a PhD based on Gippsland. By Mary Randall I like calculating. I find it relaxes me when I’m lying in bed in the early hours of the morning. So, this morning I found myself calculating where I’d spent the years of my life. It...

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