Margaret Hendrie
Margaret Hendrie (née Griffith, 1935–2023) lived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hendrie entered competition and wrote the Nauruan language lyrics for "Nauru Bwiema", the country's national anthem. In preparation for the country's independence ceremonies celebrated in 1968, Hendrie's lyrics were adapted to music composed by the Australian musician Laurence Henry Hicks.
Margaret Hendrie
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- Nauru
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- poet · writer
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- Nauruan
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Margaret Hendrie (née Griffith, 1935–2023) lived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hendrie entered competition and wrote the Nauruan language lyrics for "Nauru Bwiema", the country's national anthem. In preparation for the country's independence ceremonies celebrated in 1968, Hendrie's lyrics were adapted to music composed by the Australian musician Laurence Henry Hicks.
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Margaret Hendrie is recorded as poet and writer.
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1924
Margaret Hendrie born at Nauru.
1990
Margaret Hendrie died at Nauru.
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HENDRIE, MARGARET (1935–1990), Women’s Art of the British Empire, 2020
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