ɔːlðˈoʊ dɪvˈaɪn hɐdbɪn wˈʌn ʌv sˈɪdniz wˈɛlθiɪst wˈɪmɪn, baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ðə tæksˈeɪʃən dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ˈɔːɹdɚd hɜː tə pˈeɪ mˈoːɹ ðɐn pˈaʊnd twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn ʌnpˈeɪd ˈɪŋkʌm tˈæks ænd fˈaɪnz sˈɛndɪŋ hɜː klˈoʊs tə bˈæŋkɹʌptsi.
Although Devine had been one of Sydney's wealthiest women, by 1955 the Taxation Department ordered her to pay more than £20,000 in unpaid income tax and fines sending her close to bankruptcy.