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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005757b.htm person Hynes Sarah AACR2 30 September 1859 27 May 1938 Place of Birth Gdansk, Poland Place of Death Randwick, New South Wales, Australia Botanist Teacher Sarah Hynes received her botanical training in London. After arriving in Australia in the 1880s, she taught at the Sydney Technical College before accepting a position as botanical assistant at the Technological Museum. She was thus the first woman to hold a government appointment in science in New South Wales. In 1901 she transferred to the state Herbarium. Her strong personality and feminist views brought her into conflict with her colleagues and she was transferred to the Department of Public Instruction. Hynes was the first woman to become a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. In 1921 she played a leading role in the purchase by the Commonwealth Government of the paintings of Ellis Rowan. Hynes taught in several school for over 10 years before retiring in 1923. 1891 1891 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1892 1892 Career position - Member, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1897 1897 Career position - Teacher, Sydney Technical College 1898 1901 Career position - Botanical Assistant, Technological Museum, Sydney 1901 1910 Career position - Botanical Assistant, National Herbarium of New South Wales 1910 1923 Career position - Teacher, New South Wales Department of Public Instruction 1923 1923 Life event - Retired 1934 1934 Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) National Herbarium of New South Wales, Colony and State of New South Wales (1896 - )

Botanical Assistant 1901 - 1910

 Technological Museum, Colony and State of New South Wales (1890 - 1950)

Botanical Assistant 1898 - 1901

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 'Hynes, Sarah (Sally)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hynes, Sarah (Sally) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Hynes, Sarah (Sally) (1859 - 1938), botanist and teacher Hooker, Claire Hynes, Sarah (Sally) (1859 - 1938), botanist and teacher Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 194-5 Book: Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science Carey, Jane Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science Clayton, Vic. Monash University Press 2023