Person

Trundle, Ailsa Merle (1916 - 2002)

Born
9 August 1916
Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Died
26 April 2002
Occupation
Architect

Summary

Ailsa Trundle was one of the first Australian women to be offered a partnership in an architectural firm (1943). She specialised in designing for the welfare field, designing facilities for the Autistic Children's Association, the Presbyterian home for the ages, the Greenvale Geriatric Centre, the Carnsworth Garoopna Nursing Home and the Dalkeith Home for the Aged, amongst others.

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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

  • Hudson, Susan, 'Obituary: Ailsa Merle Trundle, Architect', The Age (2002). Details

Resources

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