Hayter, Lorna (1897-1989)

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Agriculturalist, Servicewoman and Public servant; Agriculturalist
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-608212

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Lorna Hayter studied agriculture at the University of Sydney. In 1927 she joined the New South Wales Department of Agriculture. During World War II Hayter was a member of the Women's Australian National Services, and became Assistant Controller with the Australian Army Women's Service. Later she hosted the Australian Broadcasting Commission weekly national program Farm and Home and became women's editor of the Land Newspaper. On 31 December 1979, Lorna Hayter was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to agriculture and the community.

  • 1921 - 1927 Science teacher with the Department of Education at Orange
  • 1927 - 1948 Senior Extension Officer with the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales
  • 1936 - 1937 Researcher with the Rural Adult Education Overseas Grant for the Carnegie Corporation, New York
  • 1941 - 1944 Assistant controller with the Australian Women's Army Service
  • 1944 - 1945 Assisted with the Rural Reconstruction Report
  • 1953 - 1967 Employed by the Australian Broadcasting Commission
  • 1961 - 1971 Broadcaster for the radio program Farm and Home and women's editor Land Newspaper
  • 1978 - 1980 Board member of the YWCA, Sydney
  • 1981 - 1989 Patron of the Australian Women's Army Service Association (NSW)

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Lorna Hayter studied agriculture at University of Sydney. She later spoke of the problems of being accepted in an all male environment. Hayter worked for many years in the New South Wales Department of Agriculture. Later she hosted a radio program for the ABC and was editor of "The Land".

  • 31 December 1979 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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Australian Women's Register

Resources for Lorna Hayter

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Australian Women's Register

  1. BYRNE, LORNAWorld War 2 Nominal Roll Department of Veterans' Affairs : BYRNE, LORNA
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    [2002]
    Series: http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=350672
  2. Where are the Women in Australian science?
    Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
  3. You'll be sorry!
    Howard, Ann
    [1990]
    Published: Tarka
  4. Who's who in Australia 1980
    Draper, W J
    [1908]
    Published: The Herald and Weekly Times
  5. Hayter, Lorna, Biographical EntryBright Sparcs : Hayter, Lorna, Biographical Entry
    [2002]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P002013b.htm
  6. Australian War Memorial Research Centre: Major Lorna Byrne, taking the salute at a march past (27 May 1943)
    Some of the 900 members of the Australian Women's Army Service taking part in a march past as a farewell to Major Lorna Byrne, assistant controller Australian Women's Army Service, land headquarters, who is leaving to take up a similar position at Western Australia L. of C. Area.
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  7. Australian War Memorial Research Centre: Major Lorna Byrne, Assistant Controller (27 May 1943)
    Major Lorna Byrne, Assistant Controller, Australian Women's Army Service, Land Headquarters, taking the salute at a march past held as a farewell to her on leaving to take up a similar position at Western Australia Line of Command Area.
    052077
  8. National Library of Australia Oral History Collection: [Conversation with Lorna Hayter (nee Byrne)]
    Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg on the 13 February 1978, c93 minutes, 31 page transcript. Hayter speaks of her family background ; her studies ; the problems of being accepted in an all male environment at the School of Agriculture, University of Sydney ; working for the Department of Agriculture ; joining the Australian Women's Army Service ; hosting a radio program for the A.B.C. ; taking up the editorship on the "Land Newspaper" ; Hayter gives her views on Australia as a primary producing country.

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. National Library of Australia Oral History Collection: Lorna Hayter - Records (1900 - 1978)
    Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 13 February 1978, c93 minutes, 31 page transcript [DeB 1064-1065].
    DeB 1064-5

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