Daisy, Aunt, 1879-1963
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- Aunt Daisy's cookery book of 1,150 selected recipes, 1942
- NZ database, Feb. 22, 2002(usage: Aunt Daisy)
- Dict. of NZ biog., 1998(Maud Ruby Basham, 1879-1963; became known as Aunt Daisy)
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Wikipedia description:
Maud Ruby Basham (née Taylor; 30 August 1879 – 14 July 1963), usually known as Daisy Basham or professionally as Aunt Daisy, was a New Zealand radio broadcaster from 1930 to 1963. Her various nicknames included "New Zealand's First Lady of the Radio", "Everybody's Aunt" and "The Mighty Atom" due to her 'radio activity' but also a comment on her small stature.
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