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Lynch, Aileen Elizabeth (1899 - )

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Bureaucrat and Community worker
Born: 13 May 1899  Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Aileen Lynch (née Ryan) a public servant since 1917, was appointed officer-in-charge of the Women's Australian National Services. She inaugurated a scheme on which the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) was based.

In 1941 she became superintendent of the AWLA in NSW. Appointed Commonwealth superintendent in July 1942, Aileen Lynch remained at this post until she was officially relieved of her position on 9 April 1946. After the war she resumed her former occupation in the Premier's Department.


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