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Gertrude Healy
Australian violinist, music educator
Gertrude Healy (18 March 1894 - 6 October 1984) was an Australian violinist who taught at the Albert Street Conservatorium of Music in Melbourne, and became conductor of their chamber orchestra. She was well respected for her virtuosity as a violinist, and her willingness to introduce audiences to contemporary works by composers of her day. She later became a member of the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic religious order, and taught at the Sacred Heart College in her hometown of Ballarat, Victoria.