The Mayor, a departmental Councillor, elected officials, family descendants and a delegation from Poilcourt-Sydney were also present at the
event to name the square where she was born after her.
Augustine was also the founder of Kambala, one of the city’s most well-known schools and was very active in the French- Australian Assistance League during WW1. Twice president of the Alliance, Augustine was remembered for her courage, vision and selflessness in raising funds to assist soldiers, their widows and orphaned families.
To learn more about Augustine Soubeiran and the shared history between Sydney and France, discover the podcast on SBS French "Augustine
Soubeiran: de ses Cévennes natales à l’Australie de ses rêves".
Historian Nelly Duret has aptly covered her story in her recent book on Augustine Soubeiran.
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