Life Summary - Gretna Margaret Weste

Weste, Gretna Margaret (1917–2006)

	Weste, Gretna Margaret (1917–2006)
Born	1917 Dumfries , Dumfriesshire , Scotland
Died	30 August, 2006 (aged ~ 89) Tasmania , Australia
Related Entries [View as tree]	Dadswell, Herbert Eric (teacher)
Education*	Mont Albert Primary School (Melbourne) (student, 1923-1925) Methodist Ladies' College (Melbourne) (student, 1929-1934) University of Melbourne (student, 1935-1937)
Occupation*	forest pathologist (1938-1941) Victoria, Australia forest scientist (1938-1941) Victoria, Australia public servant (1938-1941) Victoria, Australia schoolteacher (1955-1960) Victoria, Australia academic (1961-1982) Victoria, Australia botanist (1961-1997) Victoria, Australia mycologist (1961-1997) Victoria, Australia plant pathologist (1961-1997) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1989)
Key Events*	Black Friday bushfires (January 1939) (forest scientist)
Key Organisations*	Australasian Plant Pathology Society (honorary member, 1992-2006) Australasian Mycological Society (inaugural patron, 1999-2006)
Workplaces*	Forestry service (Vic) (forest scientist, 1938-1941) University of Melbourne (botany) (academic, 1941-1942) Firbank Grammar School (Melbourne) (school teacher, 1955-1960) University of Melbourne (botany) (academic, 1961-1982)

* Dates are approximate