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Collection SummaryApart from her family life, much of this interview revolves around Aileen's membership of the Sutherland branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP) and her volunteer work at the Sir Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve.BiographyBorn Aileen Joan Roberts in Armidale, NSW, 8 January, 1929. After completing her Leaving Certificate Aileen moved to Sydney and studied for a year at Metropolitan Secretarial College in Macquarie Place, Sydney. For the next few years she worked at P&O Shipping Company as a secretary. In 1958 Aileen married Eric Phipps. They bought a house in Oyster Bay and raised 3 children.

Aileen joined the Sutherland branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP) in 1982 and in 2009 she was awarded a Cook Community Award in recognition of her many years of service to the Shire's community gardens.

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Oral History AudioAileen Phipps InterviewDate of interview26th July 2011IntervieweeAileen PhippsDate of birth8th January 1929InterviewerElizabeth CraigSupporting materialAileen Phipps Interview Log

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PlaceSir Joseph Banks Native Plants ReserveSubjectsPhipps, AileenCollectionTelling it as it was