People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

5 January, 1912
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

28 July, 1999 (aged 87)
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican
• Presbyterian

Education

• South Brisbane State School
• Coburg High School (Melbourne)
• Melbourne College of Advanced Education

Occupation

• air force officer
• athlete
• hockey player
• Olympian
• Olympics administrator
• public servant
• schoolteacher
• sports administrator

Military Service

• World War II
• Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
• Women's Royal Australian Air Force

Awards

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Key Events

• Empire Games (Sydney, 1938)
• Olympic Games (Berlin, 1936)
• Olympic Games (Melbourne, 1956)
• Victory Parade London (1946)

Key Organisations

• Australian Women's Amateur Athletic Union
• Victorian Women's Amateur Athletic Association
• Victorian State Schools' Amateur Athletic Association
• Girl Guides' Association (Vic)
• Australian War Memorial
• National Fitness Council (Vic)

Workplaces

• Melville Forest Primary School (Vic)
• Preston South Primary School (Melbourne)
• Moreland Central School (Vic)
• Dept of Education (Vic)
• Dept of Post-War Reconstruction (Federal)
• Dept of Immigration (Federal)
• Royal Australian Air Force Association
• YWCA (Vic)