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Fancett, Mrs. George Harris, Miss Huntley, Miss Hill, Misses Hill, Miss Jennings, Miss Lyons, Miss Marks, Misses M'Crae, Miss Phillips, Miss Roberts, Miss Thorne, Miss Watson; acting hon. secretaries, Zara Aronson, Gertrude Fischer.
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Franklin does not know that you have written me such a cheeky letter, as I always considered her a friend of mine", though she did enquire which column Thalia wrote that gave offence. Franklin's response was not recorded, however
Aronson's reply was "The paragraph in question was shown to me and really I could not see anything very insolent in it. Certainly the Black
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Excellency the Governor and Lady Duff (patrons), Mrs. Bow (unreadable)-Smith, Lady Manning, Lady Salomon, Miss Stephen, Mrs. W. P. Manning, Professor Anderson Stuart, Mrs. Curnow, Mrs. Airey, Mrs. Prendergast, Mrs. John Hay, Mrs.. John
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over a past column she wrote as Thalia. In a
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Franklin, but her brother replied. Aronson responded "although I quite believe that your sister has asked you to reply to her correspondence, I think that someone in your household might have taught you a little politeness to a lady editress" and "I feel that Miss
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you begin to know her" and that "she certainly does not dress to the best advantage, which is also against her, as she has practically no idea on the subject of attractiveness". However she praised her intelligence and education.
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as well as a social columnist and journalist in a number of major newspapers across
Australian cities. She pursued social and charity work as well as her own business in publishing, food and catering. Aronson helped form the
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and restaurateur of Jewish background. She was born in Australia but spent her formative years in Europe, before returning to Sydney where she became a
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674:"Allan, Aronson, Zara (1864–1944)"
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913:. Melbourne. 22 December 1928.
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875:. Sydney. 11 December 1928.
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441:. She assisted the Junior
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1295:. 17 May 1945. p. 3.
1277:. 6 July 1944. p. 5.
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1251:"Mrs. Z. Aronson Dead"
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568:"Aronson–Baar"
887:"Social Highlights"
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926:"Gossip for Women"
907:. Family Notices.
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836:. Family Notices.
817:"Sydney Snapshots"
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317:Sydney Mail
129:Occupations
91:, Australia
76:1 July 1944
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930:The Week
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