Margery was born Sunday, 16 January 1916 - New South Wales, Australia, the only daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth Gerlach. Her parents were referred to as “Pater” and “Mater” later in life, but not with the latin pronunciation, but rather to rhyme with “later”. Margery married John James “Jim” Anderson on Thursday, 5 May 1938 at Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. Shortly after her marriage to Jim, she took over the store at Bullaburra and for some time was the Post Mistress there. Anderson Avenue, Bullaburra is named for her. Margery hosted meeting of the Bullaburra and District Progress Association the residence of the Bullaburra store in 1943, and in 1944, she and Jim bought “Yester Grange” where they raised and increased their family. Jim had an Albion motor lorry which Margery learned to drive. She proved her competence when she managed to successfully take the truck laden with goods down Lapstone Hill when the brakes failed, and she had to rely on engine braking, double declutching all the way. Margery became very involved in the local community, including becoming the first female Councillor in Blue Mountains local government, the local Civil Defence, and founder of the Pioneer Way Association, all while helping Jim to raise her three step-children, John, James and Joy, and three of her own children, Margaret, Murray and Christopher. Shel also helped Jim to run the Kit Kat Candy Company. She was also very active in her church, “Christian Science”. She helped establish a twin city relationship with Flagstaff, in the United States, and travelled there in the early 1970’s. Her religion eschewed traditional medicine, and unfortunately, she contracted Paget’s disease, which resulted in a gradual disintegration of her bones. It was a painful condition, but she steadfastly refused medication. She became a permanent patient in Katoomba Hospital, and remained true to her faith almost to the end. However, close to the end, she took a Catholic confession, and painkilling pethidine, and died Saturday, 11 January 1975 at Katoomba Hospital, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.