Summary

Marjorie Davena Green (1896-1987) was born in Charters Towers but studied at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. She later became CWA Secretary and Hon. Secretary of the Church of England Funding Committee.

Marjorie lived on Stanton Hill in Townsville along with her parents, Mr and Mrs David Green, and her sisters Ethel and Nancy. The family were socialites who travelled widely. Her father, Humphrey David Green (1856-1941), was editor of the Townsville Daily Bulletin and the North Queensland Register. Nancy Green married Charles Robert Akins [see Related Links]. This collection contains Marjorie's diary and memorabilia from a world trip the family took in the early 1920s. Also included are Marjorie's 1930s-1940s correspondence and her father's obituary.