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Joan Tully
Joan Tully (née Hearman; 9 September 1907 – 11 June 1973) was an Australian Agricultural science, agricultural scientist and academic. She was one of the first female lecturers in agricultural science in Australia. Life Tully was born in Mortlake, Surrey, England, to Minnie (née Merrifield) and Walter Edgar Hearman. Her family emigrated to Western Australia when she was a child, settling in Donnybrook, Western Australia, Donnybrook. Her younger brother, John Hearman, later became a state MP. Tully boarded at Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth, before going on to the University of Western Australia, where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in 1932. She then went to study in England, receiving her doctorate in horticulture from the University of London in 1936. Upon returning to Australia, Tully joined the Forests Department (Western Australia), Forests Department of Western Australia as a research officer. However, her time there was short-lived, as in 1938 she went t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortlake
Mortlake is a suburban district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes. Historically it was part of Surrey and until 1965 was in the Municipal Borough of Barnes. For many centuries it had village status and extended far to the south, to include East Sheen and part of what is now Richmond Park. Its Stuart and Georgian history was economically one of malting, brewing, farming, watermen and the Mortlake Tapestry Works (1617–1704), Britain's most important producer. A London landmark, the former Mortlake Brewery or Stag Brewery, is on the edge of Mortlake. The Waterloo to Reading railway line runs through Mortlake, which has a pedestrianised riverside, two riverside pubs and a village green. The Boat Race finishes at Mortlake every March/April. Governance The area lies within the Mortlake and Barnes Common ward of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In the 2018 local elections two Conservatives and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
