Aileen Elizabeth Lynch (1898–1983) was an Australian public servant and Women's Land Army state Superintendent.[1]
Aileen Elizabeth Lynch | |
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 Aileen Elizabeth Lynch, Women's Land Army, 1945 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Eileen Ryan May 15, 1898 Waverton, Australia |
| Died | January 20, 1983 (aged 84) Waverton, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Early life edit
She was born Elizabeth Eileen Ryan on 15 May 1898 in Waverley, Sydney. She was the daughter of Irish immigrants Patrick Ryan, a sewage labourer, and Mary Murphy. She studied at the St. Clare's Convent in Waverly.
Career edit
In 1917 she began work as a typist at the Department of Public Works for the New South Wales Public Service. In 1924 she started working for the Premier's Department, first as a part of the migration agreement executive committee, and later in the ministerial office.
In 1941 she became part of the Women's Auxiliary National Service, serving as the officer-in-charge of headquarters administration. In 1942 Lynch was appointed to work at the Directorate of Manpower, where she worked closely with land armies. A few months later she was made Superintendent of the Women's Land Army in New South Wales.[2]
In 1946 she returned to the Permier's Department and continued to work there until her resignation in 1947.[3] She temporarily worked for the Child and Welfare department from 1960 to 1963.
She died in Waverton on 20 January 1983 and was cremated.[4]
Personal life edit
She married Francis Swinbourne Lynch, a cable clerk, on 1 October 1927. The couple had no children.[5]
Footnotes edit
- ^ J. Scott, Girls With Grit, 1995
- ^ Women's Land Army, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Saturday, 20 March 1943), p.5.
- ^ Resignations: Premier's Department, Supplement to the Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, No.67, (Friday, 30 May 1947), p.1319.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Melanie (2012). "Lynch, Aileen Elizabeth (1898–1983)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 18. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ C. Morgan, Castle, Kit Bag and Cattle Truck, 2001