Australian Dictionary of Biography

15 March, 1911
North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

4 June, 1999 (aged 88)
Red Hill, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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• Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (work colleague)
• Whitworth, Joyce Ethel (colleague)
• Carter, Doris Jessie (colleague)
• Irving, Sybil Howy (senior officer)
• Manning, Eleanor (senior officer)

• North Sydney Girls High School (student, 1923-1928)
• University of Sydney (student, 1930-1932)

• army officer (1941-1944) Federal, Australia
• public servant (1944-1951) Federal, Australia
• army officer (1953-1959) Federal, Australia
• college warden (1962-1972) New South Wales, Australia
• political staffer (1973-1973) Federal, Australia

• World War II (army officer)
• Australian Women's Army Service (army officer, 1941-1944)
• Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (commanding officer, 1953-1959)

• Swinney Street (Casey, ACT) (eponym)

• Returned and Services League of Australia (Woden, ACT) (committe member)

• Dept of Post-War Reconstruction (Federal) (public servant, 1944-1946)
• Dept of Immigration (Federal) (public servant, 1948-1951)
• Sydney University Women's Union (secretary, 1951-1953)
• Duval College (University of New England) (principal, 1962-1972)
• University of New England (NSW) (administration) (principal, 1962-1972)