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'''Nina Crone''' (1934 - 2007) was an Australian gardening writer, broadcaster, teacher and school principal.<ref name=":0"></ref>
== Biography ==
Crone was the daughter of James and Grace (née Hall) Crone. She attended [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne|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.<ref name=":0" />
From 1965 to 1974 Crone was a radio and TV producer for the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|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|Melbourne Girls' Grammar School.]] She continued with her community involvements, including serving as a council member of the [[Girl Guides Australia|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 Educators|Australian College of Education]] (Victoria).<ref name=":0" />
Crone was also a keen gardener, serving as editor of the [[Australian Garden History Society]] journal, ''Australian Garden History.''<ref name=":0" /> She also wrote articles on plants, gardens and their histories for ''[[The Age]]'' newspaper under the nom de plume Alison Dalrymple.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
She was appointed a Fellow of the Australian College of Education and received a [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> In 2006 the library at the Girls' Grammar School was redeveloped and renamed the Nina Crone Library.<ref></ref>
== Publications ==
* ''Garden Cuttings — Articles for The Age by Nina Crone'' (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2008)<ref name=":1" />
==References==
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:University of Melbourne alumni]]
[[Category:Australian columnists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]]
== Biography ==
Crone was the daughter of James and Grace (née Hall) Crone. She attended [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne|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.<ref name=":0" />
From 1965 to 1974 Crone was a radio and TV producer for the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|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|Melbourne Girls' Grammar School.]] She continued with her community involvements, including serving as a council member of the [[Girl Guides Australia|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 Educators|Australian College of Education]] (Victoria).<ref name=":0" />
Crone was also a keen gardener, serving as editor of the [[Australian Garden History Society]] journal, ''Australian Garden History.''<ref name=":0" /> She also wrote articles on plants, gardens and their histories for ''[[The Age]]'' newspaper under the nom de plume Alison Dalrymple.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
She was appointed a Fellow of the Australian College of Education and received a [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> In 2006 the library at the Girls' Grammar School was redeveloped and renamed the Nina Crone Library.<ref></ref>
== Publications ==
* ''Garden Cuttings — Articles for The Age by Nina Crone'' (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2008)<ref name=":1" />
==References==
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:University of Melbourne alumni]]
[[Category:Australian columnists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]]
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