Person
Sutton, Fay (1926 - 2000)
- Born
- 24 June 1926
- Died
- 3 June 2000
Coogee, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Conservationist
Summary
Fay Sutton worked with many environmental and social organisations, including the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Nature conservation Council of New South Wales and Greening Australia. She actively protested against many threats to the environment including the Franklin Dam in Tasmania.
Details
Chronology
- 1948
- Education - Graduated from the University of Melbourne, having studies zoology, economic geography and politics
- 1979 - 2000
- Career position - Councillor of the Australian Conservation Foundation
- 1980 - 2000
- Career position - Member of the Executive of the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Fay Sutton, environmentalist, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript 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
Newspaper Articles
- Gray, Jonathon, 'Obituary: Fay Suttin, Environmentalist', The Age (2000). Details
Resources
- 'Sutton, Fay (19260624-20000603)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477105. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 24 November 2003