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                                                                                          Sister Osyth GOODE

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                                                                                          Born Margaret Heather GOODE in NSW c 1932
                                                                                          Sister of Church of England
                                                                                          Resided at St. Peter's Girls School, Halletts Road, Stoneyfell, SA
                                                                                          Died 7th March 1959 at Adelaide, SA
                                                                                          Aged 27 years
                                                                                          Cause of death Subdural Haematoma, Pulmonary Oedema & Shock
                                                                                          Buried North Road Anglican Cemetery
                                                                                          "Born at Wagga Wagga, NSW in April 193? and elder daughter of John (Jack) and Margaret.  Following a period at Sydney University, Heather joined the Church of England Sisterhood and trained at London University and St Michael's and Broadstairs Convents in Surrey, England.  As Sister Osyth, she returned to Adelaide, South Australia where she died in a motor vehicle accident on Election Day 1959, aged 27 years."

                                                                                          The Advertiser, Adelaide SA, Monday, March 9, 1959 - Page 7
                                                                                           
                                                                                          "Collision Kills Anglican Nun
                                                                                           
                                                                                          A Church of England nun died from head injuries in the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Saturday after being hurt in a road accident.
                                                                                          She was Miss Margaret Heather Goode, 27, of NSW.  She was known as Sister Osyth.
                                                                                          Sister Osyth, and two other teachers at St Peter's Girl's School, Sisters Gillian and Laura, were travelling in a van which collided with another van at the corner of Stanley Street and Burnside Road, Leabrook.
                                                                                          The three sisters were admitted to the hospital.
                                                                                          The driver of the other van, Charles John Johnson, of Rundle Street, Kent Town, was not hurt."


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