Mary V. Austin

Dame Mary V. Austin (née Hall-Thompson; 29 July 1900 – 10 September 1986) was an Australian community worker and political activist. The daughter of Admiral Percival Hall-Thompson and his wife, Helen (née Deacon), she was educated in New Zealand at Marsden College, Wellington.

Affiliations

 * Red Cross Society (Superintendent Regional Commandant, Victorian Division)
 * Australian Liberal Party, Vice President, and later National Vice-President (1947–76)
 * Victoria League, honorary life membership

Damehood
She was appointed DBE on 16 June 1979 for community and welfare services.

Family
She married Ronald Albert Austin (1893–1965) on 9 June 1925. The couple had one child, Derrick Albert Austin, who was born in 1926. Little other information exists regarding her personal life in Mortlake, Victoria.