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Ryan, Shirley Mae

Summary

Shirley Mae Ryan was a councillor with the Lismore City Council from 1974 to 1983. In 1978 she tried to entre state politics but failed to be elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lismore.

Sources used to compile this entry: Decker, Dianne, Women in Australian Parliament and Local Government: An updated history 1975-1992, Australian Local Government Women's Association, Canberra, 1992.

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  • Decker, Dianne, Women in Australian Parliament and Local Government: An updated history 1975-1992, Australian Local Government Women's Association, Canberra, 1992. Details

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Created: 14 December 2005, Last modified: 30 April 2009

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