The Australian Women's Register

Summary

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.

Events

• 1952

  President of the Australian Federation of University Women (Western Australia)

• 1970

  Fellow of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society

• 1957

  Awarded Carnegie Corporation travel grant to study archives and libraries in United States of America and United Kingdom

• 1950 - 1971

  Member of the Nomenclature Advisory Committee to Minister for Lands

• 1959 - 1974

  Councillor with the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)

• 1971 - 1974

  Honorary secretary of the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)

• 1976

  Appointed Officer to the Order of the British Empire (Civil)

• 1931

  Graduated from the University Western Australia with BA Hons

• 1932

  Awarded Diploma of Education from University of Western Australia

• 1963

  Fellow of the Library Association Australia (FLAA)

• 1945 - 1971

  State archivist and librarian with the JS Battye Library (Western Australia) – first woman state archivist in Australia

• 1933 - 1940

  Held various teaching positions

• 1940 - 1945

  Metrologist at the Defence Research Laborities, Maribyrnong Victoria

• 1952 - 1955

  Member of the Library Board of Western Australia

• 1974 - 1977

  Member of the Library Board of Western Australia

• 2011

  Born daughter of Frederick and Jean (nee Campbell) Lukis