- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0245
Crone, Nina
(1934 – 2007)- Born 21 August 1934, Grays, Essex, England
- Died 14 July 2007
- Occupation Historian, Journalist, Linguist, Teacher
Summary
Nina Crone was Editor of the Australian Garden History Society journal, Australian Garden History, and a former headmistress of Melbourne Church of England Girls’ Grammar School (CEGGS). Crone worked in broadcasting, education and management in Australia, England and Switzerland. She was appointed a Fellow of the Australian College of Education and received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2000.
Details
Daughter of James Kinning and Grace Gwendolen (née Hall) Crone.
After completing her secondary education at Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC), East Melbourne, Crone in 1953 graduated from Melbourne University with a BA.. From 1957 to 1964 she was a teacher in Europe and Australia as well as obtaining her Bed from Melbourne University in 1962.
From 1965-1974 she was a radio and TV producer for the ABC Schools Broadcasts and in 1975 became Headmistress of CEGGS. Crone is a former member of the Vic. State Advisory Committee for School Broadcasts, member of the Buildings Advisory Committee Australian Schools Commission 1979-1981, member of the Academic Committee on Education (Vic.) 1975-1980, committee member Australian College of Education (Vic.) 1974-1979. Also Crone has been a council member of the Girl Guides Association (Vic.), committee member of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Vic. 1962-1964 and a member of the Lyceum Club Melbourne.
Published resources
- Edited Book
- Journal Article
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Resource
- Trove: Crone, Nina (1934-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-749070