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King, Catherine Helen (1904 - 2000)

MBE

Born
20 December 1904
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
2000
Occupation
Broadcaster and Community worker

Summary

Catherine King was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community on 11 June 1966.

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  • Underwood, Erica Reid (1907 - 1992)

    During the 1940's Erica Underwood joined ABC broadcaster Catherine King presenting one session per fortnight, on the ABC radio programme "The Women's Session."

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Papers of Julie Lewis, [manuscript], 1931 - 1995, MS 9507; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

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Books

  • Lewis, Julie, 1925-2003, On air : the story of Catherine King and the ABC Women's Session, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, W.A., 1979, 161 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Urquhart, Mary, '[Catherine King - biographical details of broadcaster and save the children fund worker]', in Eye to eye : 40 famous Western Australians, 1984, p. 52. Details

Journal Articles

  • '[Catherine King - farewell to her]', Countrywoman of Western Australia, June, 1966, p. 4. Details
  • '[Catherine King - biography of former broadcaster & resident at Moline house]', On Line, February, 1993, p. 6. Details
  • 'Catherine King dies at 95', On campus for the Murdoch University Community, February, 2000, p. 8. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Trinca, Matt, '[Catherine King - biography of a radio announcer on the occasion of her 83rd birthday.]', Sunday Times, 20 December, p. 9. Details

Online Resources

See also

  • Popham, Daphne; Stokes, K.A.; Lewis, Julie, Reflections : profiles of 150 women who helped make Western Australia's history; Project of the Womens Committee for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Western Australia, Carrolls, Perth, Melbourne [etc.]:, 1979, 266 pp. Details

Anne Heywood

Created: 17 October 2002, Last modified: 17 June 2004

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