Electrical Engineering Diploma awarded to Miss Florence Violet Wallace
Object No. K50
Diploma, Electrical Engineering, awarded to Miss Florence Violet Wallace, paper, Sydney Technical College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1923
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Summary
Physical Description
Diploma, Electrical Engineering, awarded to Miss Florence Violet Wallace (married name Mrs F V McKenzie) on 31-12-1923, she was probably the first female to enter this field and the first to be awarded such a diploma in Australia, Australia, 1923 (OF). The diploma is signed by Lecturer in Charge Richard Simpson, Registrar A E Hibble, and Superintendent of Technical Education James Nangle.
DIMENSIONS
Height
500 mm
Width
630 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
The diploma is one of many made for Sydney Technical College to issue to its graduating students.
HISTORY
Notes
The diploma was kept by the recipient and donated to the museum in 1976. Florence Violet McKenzie was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950 for 'voluntary services to the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps'. Reference: The Argus, 8 June 1950. 'McKenzie, Violet' by Catherine Freyne, 2010 The Dictionary of Sydney https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/mckenzie_violet accessed 9 October 2018
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Florence Violet McKenzie, 1976
Acquisition Date
1 May 1976
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