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-Well known Mallala lady, Margaret Tiller,a former teacher and councillor, who was
+Well known Mallala lady, Margaret Tiller, a former teacher and councillor, who was
 instrumental in the establishment of countless groups around the district, died on 31st May 2020 after a battle with leukaemia.
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 farming, school, sporting and social activities.
-Being diagnosed with leukemia didn’t stop Margaret’s zest for life and strong sense
+Being diagnosed with leukaemia didn’t stop Margaret’s zest for life and strong sense
 of family and community.
 The family was fortunate to have Margaret spend six days at home with them and her

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 }}
-WELL-known Mallala lady, Margaret Tiller,a former teacher and councillor, who was
+Well known Mallala lady, Margaret Tiller,a former teacher and councillor, who was
 instrumental in the establishment of countless groups around the district, died on 31st May 2020 after a battle with leukaemia.
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 Margaret then spent a year working at Weapons Research Establishment before making the decision to study at teachers college.
-Her first posting was at Mallala Primary School from 1957- 59, traveling on her scooter every Monday morning to Mallala, where she boarded during the week with Mr and Mrs Bob Lindsay of Cameron Terrace, and returning to be with her familyat  Renown Park on Friday nights.
+Her first posting was at Mallala Primary School from 1957- 59, traveling on her scooter every Monday morning to Mallala, where she boarded during the week with Mr and Mrs Bob Lindsay of Cameron Terrace, and returning to be with her family at  Renown Park on Friday nights.
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 teach and later was invited to Brompton Primary as a demonstration teacher.
-It was after her return to Adelaide that a romance blossomed with a young farmer from Mallala,Don Tiller. They were married at Croydon Church on March 14, 1964 and lived on the family farm at Mallala.
+It was after her return to Adelaide that a romance blossomed with a young farmer from Mallala,Don Tiller. They were married at Croydon Methodist Church on March 14, 1964 and lived on the family farm at Mallala.
 Over the years they were blessed with three children Neil, Annette and Brian.
 In 1976, along with other mothers, Margaret was instrumental in organizing and establishing a play group at Mallala Primary School which brought many young parents and active children under her guidance and vision.
 This was a very busy group and laid the foundation for the Child Parent Centre which
-was a valuable resource for keeping up the school enrolment numbers.
+was a valuable resource for keeping up the school enrollment numbers.
-After having her children, Margaret reregistered as a teacher, spending two years
+After having her children, Margaret re registered as a teacher, spending two years
 at Virginia Primary School before returning to Mallala Primary School part time in the
-late 1970s. It was evident she had a profound philosophy on student learning, and they reaped the benefit from her experience, knowledgeable depth and
+late 1970s. It was evident she had a profound philosophy on student learning, and they reaped the benefit from her experience, knowledgeable depth and high skill level.
 high skill level.
 True to her greening skills and knowledge, Margaret set up the ‘Tree Nursery’ at the Mallala School which became a valuable school and community project.
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 committee, which encouraged farmers and rural homeowners to establish ground protection and tree corridors for native animals and birds to move and shelter.
-Not content to rest, her next project was to
+Not content to rest, her next project was to be the ‘Crown Jewel’ of her greening objectives. She put her energy into developing ''Altarama'' – a disused paddock next to the school,- into an area for holding indigenous activities, amphitheatre and fitness
-be the ‘Crown Jewel’ of her greening objectives. She put her energy into developing Altarama – a disused paddock next to he school,- into an area for holding
 indigenous activities, amphitheatre and fitness
 circuits, with many hours of tree/scrub planting to green up this area.
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 One of Margaret’s early successes was to instigate the annual maintenance grant
-from the D.C of Mallala of $5000 toward the improvement and maintenance of the building.
+from the D.C of Mallala of $5000 toward the improvement and maintenance of the old mill building.
 When members queried the possibility of obtaining grants from the History Trust of
 SA, Margaret explained it was first necessary to become accredited, which eventually led
-to obtaining the first big grant of more than $12,000 from the Trust to build and update
+to obtaining the first big grant of more than $12,000 from the Trust, to build and update the displays in the Southern Gallery.
 the displays in the Southern Gallery.
-When various schools visited the museum,it was teacher Margaret who was in her element
+When various schools visited the museum, it was teacher Margaret who was in her element
-and organized the other willing members of the committee on how to present interesting sessions to the children. This proved a very interesting learning period over many years for committee and children alike.
+and organized the other willing members of the committee on how to present informative sessions to the children. This proved a very interesting learning period over many years for committee and children alike.
 Margaret was involved in many projects at the museum, but another major interest involved a grant to set up a website, later named the “Mallala.nowandthen” wiki site.
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 farming, school, sporting and social activities.
-Being diagnosed with leukaemia didn’t stop Margaret’s zest for life and strong sense
+Being diagnosed with leukemia didn’t stop Margaret’s zest for life and strong sense
 of family and community.
 The family was fortunate to have Margaret spend six days at home with them and her
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 people, Margaret’s generosity with her time, gifts and love to her family, grandchildren and wider community, is unsurpassed, and will be greatly missed.
-Perhaps what sums up Margaret the best,was a quote read at her private service:
+Perhaps what sums up Margaret the best, was a quote read at her private service:
 ''What is the best gift ever received? Better still, what is the best gift you ever
 gave?''
 ''Perhaps you will recall that in each instance, the best gift was the one that was tied with the heartstrings of the giver, of yourself, one that included a part of self.''
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 WELL-known Mallala lady, Margaret Tiller,
 a former teacher and councillor, who was
 instrumental in the establishment of countless
-groups around the district, died on 31st May 2020
+groups around the district, died on May 31
 after a battle with leukaemia.
 Margaret Helen Tiller (nee Field) was born
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 Mrs Bob Lindsay on Cameron Terrace during
 the week.
 After her posting at Mallala, Margaret
 returned to Woodville Primary School to