BA
- Born
- 15 March 1911
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 June 1999
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Servicewoman
Summary
Stella Swinney completed her Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University and then worked at Farmer & Coy Ltd, Sydney, before joining the Women's Australian National Services and the Australian Women's Army Service. After completing a course at the Officers' Training School she was posted to New South Wales Line of Command Area. Swinney was responsible for training and administration of the Australian Women's Army Service in New South Wales. She took over from Major Eleanor Manning as Assistant Controller of New South Wales in May 1943.
An extra entry in her biography could be reference to her later role as Principal of Duval College, UNE at Armidale from 1962 to 1972. See http://www.une.edu.au/duval/history.php#main_content (I will be dropping a line to the College to ask if they have a portrait of Miss Swinney.) I have had no success tracking any surviving relatives. Her only sibling - Tasman Swinney died in a 1943 RAAF aircraft accident.
Peter Phillips - 20 January 2011, 10:43 PM EST