- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: IMP0128
Anderson, Shirley
(1928 – 1997)- Born 31 October 1928, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 28 February 1997, Forster, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Air traffic controller
Summary
Shirley Anderson attended Marrickville Girls High School and the Metropolitan Secretarial College in Sydney before travelling and working overseas. She obtained an unrestricted Private Pilot’s Licence in 1950.
From 1960 until her retirement in 1985 she worked as an air traffic controller and instructor at Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith Airport. She was the first woman in Sydney to be appointed to this position.
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- Trove: Anderson, Shirley (1928-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-744096