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Swinney, Stella Edith (1911 - )

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Born: 15 March 1911  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.


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1933 - 1937

Assistant to the Staff Training Officer at Farmer & Coy Ltd, Sydney

1937 - 1941

Staff Training Officer at Farmer & Coy Ltd, Sydney

November 1941 - 12 August 1944

Member of the Australian Women's Army Service

May 1943 - 12 August 1944

Assistant Controller of the Australian Women's Army Service New South Wales Line of Command, she held the rank of Major.

 
Sources used to compile this entry: Who's Who in Australia, 1944, p. 776 and information supplied by Amy Taylor Update re WANS following email from Neil McGrath, 07/06/05 (B. Lemon).
 
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  • Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) (1941 - 1947)

    Sevice no: NF278364 Posted to the New South Wales Line of Command Area upon completion of a course at the Officers' Training School. She became Assistant Controller in New South Wales in May 1943

    [1941 - 1944]

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  • Alexander, Joseph A (ed.), Who's who in Australia 1944, 12 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1944, 906 pp. [ Details... ]

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