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Dunedin City Council – Kaunihera-a-rohe o Otepoti

Laura Maria Hayward

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Laura Maria Hayward

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Background

Maria Hayward (née Eyre) (1870-1966) was an active member of the Dunedin community who became involved in patriotic work supporting the war effort. She was vice-president of the Otago and Southland Women’s Patriotic Association during the First World War and was awarded a Belgian Legion of Honour medal in 1916 (Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth) for her work with refugees in the city during the war. Maria Hayward was one of the first women bowlers in New Zealand after the end of World War I and she also took a leading part in women’s bowling administration in Otago.

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Female

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