Leonie Byrnes

• Byrnes, Pat (1888–1964) • Byrnes, Victoria Leonie (1888–1964) • Palazzi, Victoria Leonie (1888–1964) • Palazzi, V. L. (Victoria Leonie) (1888–1964) ==Personal life==

Born near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, third daughter and tenth of eleven children of Swiss-born parents Jean-Baptiste Palazzi, railway-ganger, and his wife Assunta, née Delponte. Miss Palazzi was married to John Joseph Byrnes and lived in Newcastle for many years; in later times she resided in Fairlight Street, Manly. ==Legacy and impact==

Palazzi joined the Department of Public Instruction in July 1907 as a pupil-teacher at Enmore Public School, Sydney, and completed training in 1909. While teaching (1910–15) in primary schools, she attended (part-time) the University of Sydney (B.A., 1913) and in 1916–19 taught in turn at Goulburn and at St George Girls' high schools. In 1936 she edited The Roma Poetry Book, a much-reprinted anthology for school children which is still available in New South Wales State Library and University of Sydney library today. ==References==