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Shark attack survivor Beryl Morrin arranging flowers at her home in Bass Hill May1938

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Ivan Wilfrid Ive
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[ON 388/Box 032/Item 263]
(Mitchell Library)

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Ive, Ivan Wilfrid

Press photographer with PIX and other magazines.

State Library of New South Wales

Accidents and disasters

Women

Disabilities

Morrin, Beryl Gladys

Girl who lost her arms when she was attacked by a shark while swimming in the Georges River at Kentucky on 31 December 1934.

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PIX

Popular culture magazine which feature a mix of scandal, sensationalism, human-interest stories, fashion, politics, culture and entertainment.

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Bass Hill

Suburb within Bankstown local government area that became known as Bass Hill in October 1924. Prior to this it had been known as Upper Bankstown and before that Irish Town, due to the large number of Irish settlers in the area.

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