Nina Crone
Nina Crone OAM (1934 – 2007) was an Australian gardening writer, broadcaster, teacher and school principal.[1]
Biography[edit]
Crone was the daughter of James and Grace (née Hall) Crone. She attended Presbyterian Ladies' College in East Melbourne and graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1953 with a bachelor of arts degree. She then taught in Europe and Australia while also studying towards a bachelor of education degree, which she completed in 1962.[1]
From 1965 to 1974 Crone was a radio and TV producer for the ABC Schools Broadcasts; she was also a member of the Victorian State Advisory Committee for School Broadcasts. In 1975 she became headmistress of the Melbourne Girls' Grammar School. She continued with her community involvements, including serving as a council member of the Girl Guides Association of Victoria, a committee member of the United Nations Association of Australia (Victoria) and a committee member for the Australian College of Education (Victoria).[1]
Crone was also a keen gardener, serving as editor of the Australian Garden History Society journal, Australian Garden History.[1] She also wrote articles on plants, gardens and their histories for The Age newspaper under the nom de plume Alison Dalrymple.[2]
She was appointed a Fellow of the Australian College of Education and received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000.[1] In 2006 the library at the Girls' Grammar School was redeveloped and renamed the Nina Crone Library.[3]
Publications[edit]
- Garden Cuttings — Articles for The Age by Nina Crone (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2008)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Crone, Nina (1934-) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Garden Cuttings — Articles for The Age by Nina Crone". Australian Scholarly Publishing. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "melbourne girls' grammar nina crone library - Sallydraper Architects". sallydraperarchitects.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
