Commins, Kathleen (1909–2003)

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Commins, Kathleen (1909–2003)

Australian journalist. Born Kathleen Mary Commins in 1909 in Parkes, NSW, Australia; died Feb 2003 in Sydney; dau. of Francis Bede Commins (solicitor, killed in WWI) and Nola Commins; University of Sydney, BA, 1931, BEc, 1934; never married; no children.

Was the 1st woman's editor of the University of Sydney magazine, Hermes; joined the staff of The Sydney Morning Herald (1934), writing columns on sports and politics, and served as assistant to the chief of staff for 21 years, the only woman of her time to be appointed to an executive position there outside the women's pages; retired (1969).

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