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Marie's parents Cyril and Ida Byles
Marie and parents with Baldur (centre) and David (right)

Marie's crowning glory, before the haircut
Seawards, the beach house on Sunrise Hill at Palm Beach with a view over to Bouddi Headland

The Pirate Girls on Barrenjoey headland, Palm Beach
Walking to Mt Hay (1923)

Graduating in law from Sydney University (1924)
Palm Beach party. Marie right front, Nell Cusack behind her (1928)

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A cuddly encounter while bushwalking

Cartoon in Sydney Bushwalker journal
At the wheel of the SS Eknaren, more fun than a passenger ship.

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  • “Anne McLeod has crafted a highly readable book about a truly inspiring woman who was ahead of her time. Solicitors will be impressed by the story of Byles’ incredible determination to break down barriers.” Law Society Journal of NSW.
  • A History of Women in the Legal Profession in NSW
  • Lawyers with depression – insights into maintaining mental health
  • Women’s Legal Status Act (NSW) 1918
  • Mt Sansato expedition 1938

Quote from Marie Byles

"There is something in the contact between the human being and nature which is very hard to explain, but as you lie on Mother Earth and look up at the stars, the life force seems to bring a new health to your tired limbs and worried mind." Marie Byles

Recent Posts

  • “Anne McLeod has crafted a highly readable book about a truly inspiring woman who was ahead of her time. Solicitors will be impressed by the story of Byles’ incredible determination to break down barriers.” Law Society Journal of NSW.
  • A History of Women in the Legal Profession in NSW
  • Lawyers with depression – insights into maintaining mental health
  • Women’s Legal Status Act (NSW) 1918
  • Mt Sansato expedition 1938
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