Feature Article
Margaret Battye (1909–1949)
Margaret Battye (1909-1949), lawyer, was born on 9 August 1909 at Subiaco, Perth, only child of Charles Battye, librarian, and his wife Nellie May, née Robertson, both Victorian born; James Battye was her uncle. Educated at Perth Modern School, Margaret graduated from the University of Western Australia (LL.B., 1931; B.A., 1933) and was admitted to the Bar in 1933. She established a practice in Perth in partnership with Mary Hartrey who had also graduated in law that year. In June, dressed in a...
