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Rua Gardner

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Rua Isobel Gardner OBE (13 March 1901 – 25 May 1972) was a New Zealand teacher and principal. She was born in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, on 13 March 1901.[1]

In 1953, Gardner was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1968 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Maureen. "Rua Isobel Gardner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 413. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  3. ^ "No. 44486". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1968. p. 42.