Mollie Lukis graduated with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 1932. She worked as a teacher from 1934 to 1940 in Perth, Victoria and England, then with the Munitions Supply Laboratories during the war years. In 1945 Lukis was appointed State archivist of the Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia. On June 1976 Lukis was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) for archival work.
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13 August 1911
Born daughter of Frederick and Jean (nee Campbell) Lukis
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1931
Graduated from the University Western Australia with BA Hons
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1932
Awarded Diploma of Education from University of Western Australia
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1933 - 1940
Held various teaching positions
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1940 - 1945
Metrologist at the Defence Research Laborities, Maribyrnong Victoria
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1945 - 1971
State archivist and librarian with the JS Battye Library (Western Australia) - first woman state archivist in Australia
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1950 - 1971
Member of the Nomenclature Advisory Committee to Minister for Lands
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1952
President of the Australian Federation of University Women (Western Australia)
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1952 - 1955
Member of the Library Board of Western Australia
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1957
Awarded Carnegie Corporation travel grant to study archives and libraries in United States of America and United Kingdom
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1959 - 1974
Councillor with the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)
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1963
Fellow of the Library Association Australia (FLAA)
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1970
Fellow of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society
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1971 - 1974
Honorary secretary of the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)
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1974 - 1977
Member of the Library Board of Western Australia
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12 June 1976
Appointed Officer to the Order of the British Empire (Civil)
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