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As the proud daughter of Mr Clark, it was inevitable for Pat to work for the firm her father established at some point or another. She worked for Groves and Clark from 1958 to 1972 as a shorthand typist, a career that would take her across the world.
“I did year 11 at school and came to work after that,” Pat laughed. “Dad was short of people, so he pulled his daughter in.”
Later in her career, Pat joined a temp agency in London and was assigned a role with global firm Linklaters & Paines.
“They liked us Aussie girls because we worked hard,” she said. “The English girls in those days didn’t.”
After seeing the work that has gone into the firm that bears her family name, from her father and all others involved, Pat feels proud of everything that has been accomplished by Groves and Clark and proud that the name Frank Clark will be remembered in the Burdekin for generations.
“It’s lovely,” she smiled. “It’s nice to have that connection.”
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