▁to ▁establish ▁w elf are ; ▁she ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁increasing ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ; ▁she ▁and ▁Cooper ▁were ▁deleg ates ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁both ▁Bed ford ▁and ▁Cooper ▁served ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁with ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Women ' s ▁H osp it als ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ▁would ▁only ▁accept ▁women ▁as ▁n urs es . ▁Bed ford ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁driver ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁S ava . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁M s ▁Bed ford ▁remained ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Cr è che ▁and ▁Kinder g arten ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Play ground ▁Association ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁clearly ▁through ▁her ▁extensive ▁letter ▁writing , ▁evident ▁in ▁arch ival ▁files ▁on ▁both ▁organis ations , ▁that ▁they ▁achieved ▁their ▁success es . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Joseph ine ▁Bed ford ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁her ▁long - time ▁companion ▁L ilian ▁V io let ▁Cooper ▁at ▁To ow ong ▁C