Lot 4781

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Singles to Sisters: British Empire Medal (Civil), (EIIR), with ladies bow ribbon. Miss Elsie Mary Stanley. Impressed.; Imperial Service Medal, (EIIR Dei Gratia), with pin-back suspender. Miss Ellen Elizabeth Stanley. Impressed. Two single medals, both in Royal Mint cases of issue, these with foxing, medals nearly uncirculated.

BEM: Supplement to LG 1/1/1972, p28, to Miss Elsie Mary Stanley for public service in Brisbane, State of Queensland.

ISM: LG 7/7/1972, p8160, to Miss Ellen Elizabeth Stanley, Typist-in-Charge Grade II, Fourth Division, Engineering Division, Postmaster-General's Department, Queensland.

Elsie Mary Stanley joined the Department of Public Instruction (later called the Education Department) in 1922. Then from 1934 until 1970 she was a member of the Premier's Department in the Queensland State Government, obviously a high achievement to retain such a position for 36 years.

Her sister, Ellen Elizabeth Stanley, formerly a student at All Hallow's School, Brisbane, joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1926 as a female typist after coming seventh in admission examinations held in May of that year. Both sisters never married.

With copies of Gazette entries and research.