- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: IMP0276
Waddy, Nanette Stacy
- MBE
- Occupation Medical practitioner
Summary
Nanette Waddy was educated at the University of Sydney, graduating MB BS in 1941. In 1942 she was resident medical officer at the Tamworth Base Hospital, New South Wales. She served as a Squadron Leader in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1942 to 1947 and later became a medical officer at the Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales. She also served as a medical member of the Northern Territory Mental Health Review Tribunal. She was appointed MBE – Member of The Order of the British Empire (Civil) – 31 December 1977 for her services to medicine.
Published resources
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
- Trove: Waddy, Nanette Stacy, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-753086
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Site Exhibition
- Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html