Person

Hayter, Lorna (1897 - 1989)

CBE

Born

27 December 1897
Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia

Died

1989

Occupation

Agriculturalist

Alternative Names

Byrne, Lorna (maiden name)

Summary

Lorna Hayter studied agriculture at University of Sydney. She later spoke of the problems of being accepted in an all male environment. Hayter worked for many years in the New South Wales Department of Agriculture. Later she hosted the weekly national radio program Farm and Home for the ABC and was editor of the Land Newspaper.

Details

Chronology

1953 - 1967: Career position - Broadcaster for the ABC
1961 - 1971: Career position - Editor of "The Land" newspaper
31 December 1979: Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Broadcasting Commission (1932 - 1983)
Broadcaster for the ABC radio program "Country Women's Session" 1953 - 1964; and when it was renamed "Farm and Home" 1964 - 1967.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

Lorna Hayter - Records, 1900 - 1978, DeB 1064-5; 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

Books

The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Gulbi, Skaidy (ed.), 100 years, 100 stories (Sydney: The University of Sydney, 2010), 17 pp. Details

Resources

'Hayter, Lorna (1897-1989)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-608212. Details

Resource Sections

'Hayter, Lorna, Biagraphical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2002, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0208b.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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