Territory Stories
Helen Coburn
Details:
Title
Helen Coburn,
Creator
Coburn, Helen Margaret,
Gill, Helen Margaret,
Name
Helen Coburn,
Collection
Territory Women,
HistoryNT,
Place of birth
Orbost (Vic.),
Date of birth
1940-02-11,
Occupation
Educator,
Government Administration,
Honours and awards
Australian Sports Medal 2000.,
Biographical notes
Helen arrived in the Northern Territory in 1959 and has lived at Areyonga, Alice Springs, Pine Creek, Tennant Creek, Ali Curung (was Warrabri), Katherine and Darwin . She has had a varied teaching career at primary schools and was senior teacher of the English faculty at Casuarina Secondary College (was Casuarina High School). Helen was married to William Coburn, they had two daughters and three sons. In 1985 she was the first person appointed to the position of senior education officer, ‘Education for Girls', in the Northern Territory Department of Education. Helen worked hard to promote career opportunities for young women in the technical, trade and scientific areas. In 1987 Helen was appointed the acting director, Officer of Women's Affairs (OWA), Department of the Chief Minister. She also was the chairperson on the Historical Research Committee Tennis NT Organisational.,
Subject
Women,
Northern Territory,
Related links
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977081&search_type=simple&showInd=true,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10418243,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10418243 [Northern Territory Women's Advisory Council. Northern Territory Women's Register 1948-1988. 2nd ed. ed. Darwin: Northern Territory Women's Advisory Council, 1991.],
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977081&search_type=simple&showInd=true [Australian Sports Medal],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/227701 ,
Territory Stories
Helen Coburn
Details:
Title
Helen Coburn,
Creator
Coburn, Helen Margaret,
Gill, Helen Margaret,
Name
Helen Coburn,
Collection
Territory Women,
HistoryNT,
Place of birth
Orbost (Vic.),
Date of birth
1940-02-11,
Occupation
Educator,
Government Administration,
Honours and awards
Australian Sports Medal 2000.,
Biographical notes
Helen arrived in the Northern Territory in 1959 and has lived at Areyonga, Alice Springs, Pine Creek, Tennant Creek, Ali Curung (was Warrabri), Katherine and Darwin . She has had a varied teaching career at primary schools and was senior teacher of the English faculty at Casuarina Secondary College (was Casuarina High School). Helen was married to William Coburn, they had two daughters and three sons. In 1985 she was the first person appointed to the position of senior education officer, ‘Education for Girls', in the Northern Territory Department of Education. Helen worked hard to promote career opportunities for young women in the technical, trade and scientific areas. In 1987 Helen was appointed the acting director, Officer of Women's Affairs (OWA), Department of the Chief Minister. She also was the chairperson on the Historical Research Committee Tennis NT Organisational.,
Subject
Women,
Northern Territory,
Related links
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977081&search_type=simple&showInd=true,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10418243,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10418243 [Northern Territory Women's Advisory Council. Northern Territory Women's Register 1948-1988. 2nd ed. ed. Darwin: Northern Territory Women's Advisory Council, 1991.],
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977081&search_type=simple&showInd=true [Australian Sports Medal],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/227701 ,