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
- 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
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q230954. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/60144684. Details
- 'de la Hunty, Shirley Barbara (1925-2004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-707080. Details
Resource Sections
- 'de la Hunty, Shirley Barbara (1925- ), Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0186b.htm. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 February 2003, Last modified: 15 June 2022