Mary P. Shaw Mary P. Shaw i(2 works by) (birth name: Mary Pearson Shaw)
Born: Established: 1907 Ararat, Ararat area, Grampians - Pyrenees area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: ca. 1980-1989
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Mary P. Shaw was the daughter of Dr. Patrick Shaw, a doctor at Ararat, associated with the mental hospital there and his wife, Jenny. The Shaw family came from County Armagh in Northern Ireland from a religious background of Scottish dissent. They were Presbyterians. Mary Shaw's grandparents were George Shaw and Eliza McKay who married in 1869 and had eleven children. Mary Shaw has been a professional woman associated with child care in Melbourne. She also made a major contribution to an anthology, Baraiyo : Australian essays, stories, verse (1962).

Most Referenced Works

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y separately published work icon It Seems to Me : poems Mary P. Shaw , Melbourne : National Press , 1973 Z1275694 1973 selected work poetry 3.6055512
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y separately published work icon The Shaws of Tullyvallin Mary P. Shaw , Melbourne : National Press , 1976 Z1275698 1976 single work biography 3.6055512
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