(Auburn Carr, Weddine Shire Counsil)
Personal life
Hilarie Elizabeth Dyson was born on 18th April 1922 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 1939 she attended a Business college and later in 1944 She got married to Philip Singleton Lindsay.
Career
Lindsay's husband owned toy company called A.L Lindsay & Co. Hilarie Lindsay acted as marketing manager in the company for over 40 years. In 1969 she was elected as the first woman president of TAGMA(Toys and Games Manufacturers' Association of Australia) and the first woman president of any division of the Australian Chambers of Manufacturers.
Writing/works
Lindsay started writing at very young age but gained recognition only after winning Henry lawson Festivals of Arts. In 1974 she was awarded an MBE for her services to literature. She has published more than 20 books across a range of genres including poetry, fiction, non fiction, full length plays. Her first published work was in The Grenfell Record after winning the award of Grenfell prose. Some of her works are 'One for the road' (1978), ' Midget Mouse finds a house' (1978) Noah's Arc (1985), 'Home fires in Southerly' (1992), The withered Tree(A Play in 2 acts) (1980), ' Household Chaos' (1977), The naked gourment(1979).Her most notable work is The WasherWoman's Dream (2002).
Achievements
In 1970 She won Society of woman writers (Australia) award for her short story -The professor 's son. She was awarded as Member of the order of the British Empire for her services to Literature. In 1977 she won Queen Elizabeth. Silver Jubilee medal. In 2006 Hilarie Lindsay was awarded the Medal of Order of Australia for her work in literature and for inspiring and mentoring new writers.
Reference
1. https://www.henrylawsonfestival.com.au/news/our-patron-hilarie-lindsay
2.https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7462
3.http://www.auriculotherapysymposium.com/index.php/awards
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