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Lady Dorothy Macarthur-Onslow
Australian
"THE Macarthur region has farewelled one of its grandest ladies and devoted community supporters.
Lady Dorothy Macarthur-Onslow, who died on May 10 aged 90, was a much-loved figure during her decades of community work.
Friends, family and community and charity leaders from across the region and beyond paid tribute to her lifetime of service at her funeral last week at North Ryde.
Lady Macarthur-Onslow married the late Sir Denzil in 1950 and the pair raised two children, Lee and Katrina, at their Mt Gilead property.
Her daughter Katrina remembered her mother as wonderful woman who contributed so much to the Macarthur region.
"Both my brother and I are very proud of the tremendous achievements and contributions our mother made to the community over many years."
Her son Lee said she put a lot of effort into getting the best out of people.
"She was very caring and had good judgment and character," he said.
Lady Macarthur-Onslow was a medical superintendent at Parramatta Hospital in 1947, aged 25, when it was rare for women to pursue a careers in medicine. "She was a pioneer," Lee said.
She was a patron of a number of local organisations including the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society and held senior roles with Girl Guides NSW and the NSW division of the National Heart Foundation.
She helped bring tertiary education to Sydney's south west as a foundation member of the University of Western Sydney's Board of Governors in 1989.
A UWS spokesman said Lady Macarthur-Onslow played a substantial role in the formative years of the university.
"Her professional background in health administration was particularly important, given that this discipline would become one of the major pillars of the university's teaching and research, culminating in the establishment of the UWS Medical School at Campbelltown," the spokesperson said.
Lady Macarthur-Onslow lived out her final years in a retirement village but visited the Macarthur region as recently as April.
LIFE OF A LADY
•1947-1952 Medical Superintendent at Parramatta Hospital
•1950 Married Denzil Macarthur Onslow
•1964-69 Assistant State Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association NSW
•1969-1979 Trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust
•1981- 83 President of the Australian Hospital Association of NSW
•1987 Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
•1989-1993 Member of the Board of Governors at the University of Western Sydney"
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