Helen Blaxland

Dame Helen Frances Blaxland, DBE ( – ) was an Australian charity fundraiser, heritage conservationist, skilful flower arranger and nonfiction writer.
Blaxland spent much of her life working for charitable institutions, particularly the Australian Red Cross Society, which she joined in 1939. Her efforts were recognised by the award of Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1967 New Year's Honours.
She was also known for her creative flower arranging and published two books on the subject, "Flower Pieces" (1946) and "Collected Flower Pieces" (1949).
Blaxland joined the New South Wales branch of the National Trust of Australia in 1959, was elected to its council in 1962, vice-president from 1965 to 1971 and a member of the Parramatta Properties Committee from 1967 until her resignation in 1983. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on for service to the community in recognition of her contribution to the Trust.
Family.
Helen Blaxland was the daughter of Brigadier General Sir Robert M. McCheyne Anderson and Jean Cairns, née Amos. She was educated at Bedales School in England and later at Frensham School in Mittagong, New South Wales.
She married Gregory Blaxland on . They had one daughter, Antonia, who became a photographer. Predeceased by her daughter four months earlier, the grieving Blaxland died on at Camden and was cremated.