- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0404
Pender, Beryl Elizabeth
- Maiden name King, Beryl
Married name McLeish, Beryl
- Born 6 February 1902, Gympie, Queensland, Australia
- Died 10 January 1974, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia
- Occupation Community worker
Summary
During World War II Beryl Pender was superintendent in Queensland of the Australian Women’s Land Army (AWLA). She was previously with the Queensland Public Service and secretary to the Queensland Trade Commission. Pender was the first married woman to be readmitted to the public service on the outbreak of the war. Following the war she maintained an interest in the ‘land girls’ and helped with the organising of the 30-year reunion and a short history of the organisation.
Events
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1920
Joined the Queensland Public Service
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2039
Married solicitor Edward Francis Pender
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1946
Divorced
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2042
Appointed administrative officer with the Australian Women’s Land Army (Queensland)
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2043
Appointed State superintendent of the Australian Women’s Land Army (Queensland)
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2046
Married grazier Daniel Matthew McLeish
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1950
Administrator with Building & Industrial Suppliers Pty Ltd
Published resources
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Resource Section
- McLeish, Beryl Elizabeth (1902-1974), Taylor, Helen, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150312b.htm
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Resource
- Trove: Pender, Beryl Elizabeth (1902-1974), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-757099