Person

de la Hunty, Shirley Barbara (1925 - 2004)

AO MBE

Born
18 July 1925
Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Died
17 February 2004
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Conservationist and Educator
Alternative Names
  • Strickland, Shirley (maiden name)

Summary

Shirley de la Hunty was formerly a Lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, and was made a Fellow of the University. As a champion sprinter and hurdler she took part in the Olympic Games in 1948, 1952 and 1956, winning a total of three gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals.

Details

Chronology

1957
Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1987
Award - Advance Australia Award received
2001
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Biographical cuttings on Shirley de la Hunty, Olympic gold medallist and athletics coach, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • Interview with Shirley de la Hunty, conservationist and Olympic gold medallist (sound recording), interviewer: Stuart Reid, 11 May 1993 - 30 June 1993, TRC 3188; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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