Life Summary - Netta Patricia Burns

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Burns, Netta Patricia (1924–1996)

Burns, Netta Patricia (1924–1996)
Alternative Names	Cox, Netta Patricia
Born	26 December, 1924 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	30 April, 1996 (aged 71) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (not specified)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bryant, Gordon Munro (colleague)
Education *	University of Melbourne (student, 1942-1945)
Occupation *	secretary (1942-1946) Victoria, Australia political staffer (1947-1949) Overseas political staffer (1967-1988) Australian Capital Territory, Australia secretary (1970-1970) Overseas
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1987)
Key Events *	Dismissal of Whitlam government, 1975 (participant, 1975)
Key Organisations *	Social Security Appeals Tribunal (member, 1988)
Workplaces *	University of Melbourne (admin) (employee, 1942-1946) ALP (federal) (employee, 1967)

* Dates are approximate

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Burns, Netta Patricia (1924–1996)