People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Molphy, Elizabeth Catherine

Birth

6 November, 1911
Mooroolbark, Victoria, Victoria, Australia

Death

23 December, 1996 (aged 85)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

bowel obstruction

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.

• Catholic

Education

• Merrimac State School (Qld)
• Wildash State School (Qld)
• Warwick State High School (Qld)
• Teachers' Training College, Brisbane

Occupation or Descriptor

• air force officer
• schoolteacher
• speech therapist
• university teacher

Military Service

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

Awards

• Officer of the Order of Australia

Legacies

• Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture (Speech Pathology Australia)
• Elizabeth Usher Memorial Travelling Scholarship (University of Queensland Alumni Association)

Key Organisations

• Trinity College of Music (London)
• Speech Pathology Australia

Workplaces

• Kaimkillenbun State School (Qld)
• Elbow Valley State School (Qld)
• Warwick Central State School (Qld)
• Psychiatric Clinic (Brisbane)
• University of Queensland (child health)
• University of Queensland (speech therapy)