Category: Talks

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1959 Melbourne Talk given by Moira Dynon at Sancta Sophia College, University of Sydney on 11 October 1959.   Moira delivered this paper at the 1959 Conference of the Loreto Federation of Australia.  The Conference theme was AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS – AUSTRALIA 1959.   The Loreto Toorak Association wishes to congratulate the…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1971 Melbourne  On 28 November 1971, Moira addressed the Wesley Church Sunday Forum.   The struggle of the people of East Pakistan to emerge as the sovereign independent nation of Bangla Desh is the result of the West Pakistan Government’s attempts to exploit and crush the freedom loving people of East…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 25 February 1971 Bairnsdale, Victoria.   The image of India today is not only that of the largest democracy in the world but it is the centre, the inspiration for peace. The theme of non-violence, so successfully promulgated by Mahatma Gandhi, is being exported culturally throughout the “western” world. Indian culture,…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1970 Melbourne Text of Broadcast by Moira Dynon on Radio 3KZ (Melbourne) on 25 January 1970   Some months ago Mr. Robert McNamara, President of the World Bank, warned that there can be no true security in the world as long as the problems of poverty, illiteracy and social discrimination are…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1970 Melbourne This article was written by Moira Dynon following her trip to India in 1969. Extracts were published in UNESCO News.   India, with an area some two fifths of that of Australia, is diverse in its climate, its terrain and its people.  She has some of the highest mountains,…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1970 Corowa, NSW Through the Catholic Womens League, Moira was asked to address the gathering on Women’s World Day of Prayer at Corowa, New South Wales, on Friday 6th March 1970.   In this year of 1970 in which we are commemorating the 200th anniversary of the landing of Captain Cook…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1969 Madras Talk given by Moira Dynon at the National Seminar on ‘Human Rights’ in the Rajiji Hall, in Madras, India in February 1969 organised by the non-governmental Indian organisation, Guild of Service in collaboration with UNESCO. Moira was chairman of Section 1 ‘Education For International Understanding’ and she gave the…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1969 This was an article written by Moira following her visit to India in January and February 1969. It was published in June 1969 in The Horizon, Official Organ of the Catholic Women’s Social Guild.   Calcutta, India’s largest city, is busy, over-crowded and vital.  A great centre of commerce and industry,…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1968 Melbourne, Victoria This is the text of Moira’s talk on radio station 3KZ ‘Labor Hour’, on 19 May 1968   Next Tuesday, the Prime Minister of India, Mrs Indira Gandhi will commence an official visit to Australia. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Australia…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1968 Talk given by Moira Dynon at P.S.A. on Sunday 21 January 1968   My recent visit to India was an unforgettable experience.  I travelled from Kashmir in the North to Kerala in the South, and from Bombay on the Arabian Sea in the East to Calcutta in the West.  Some…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1966 Melbourne, Vic Address to Trades Hall Council, Melbourne, as Chairman, Food for India, Thursday 30 June 1966.   Within one day’s flight from Australia, millions of people will go to bed tonight sick and hungry, and tomorrow they will still be sick and hungry.  In India, nearly half the babies…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1965 Hobart In 1965 Moira wrote this paper, which was presented at the 22nd National Conference of the Australian Council of Catholic Women at Hobart Tasmania, 21-28th August 1965 on behalf of the Catholic Women’s Social Guild of Victoria and Wagga Wagga.   Introduction ‘To live together in peace with one…

By Moira Dynon B.Sc. 1964 A nationwide appeal was launched for the Australian-Japanese children in 1964. Moira wrote and delivered this address to many audiences around Australia.   Introduction Australia has a tragic legacy growing up in Japan – and as it grows, the legacy becomes more bitter. Living in hovels and shanties, rejected by…