Lady Hilda Madeline Britten-Jones

Lady Hilda Madeline Britten-Jones (née Fisher) (1892-1965) was born in South Australia. She was the South Australian amateur Champion between 1921-1929.[1] Britten-Jones represented Australia in the 1936 Tasman Cup[2] and she was the eight time Royal Adelaide Golf Club Associate Club Champion.[3][4] She was the Royal Adelaide Golf Club Associate Club Captain in 1925 and from 1930 to 1932, Associate Club President from 1930 to 1950 and was awarded Associate Honorary Life Membership in 1952.[3] Britten-Jones was SA Ladies Golf Union President and a delegate to the Australian Ladies Golf Union between 1932 and 1935. She also played tennis for SA in 1913.[1]

Lady Hilda Britten-Jones
Personal information
Full nameLady Hilda Madeline Britten-Jones
Born1892
South Australia
Died1965
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
SpouseEdmund Britten Jones
Career
StatusAmateur
Achievements and awards
Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Associate Club Champion		1921, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1936
SA Amateur Champion1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
Australian Tasman Cup Team1936

Britten-Jones Drive in the Australian Capital Territory (Division of Holt) was named in her honour.[1][5]

References
  1. "PUBLIC PLACE NAMES ACT 1989 DETERMINATION NO. 98 OF 1994" (PDF).
  2. "AUSTRALIA'S TASMAN CUP - Pleasant Surprise in Adelaide - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 4 Sep 1936". Trove. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. "Honour Boards | Royal Adelaide Golf Club". www.royaladelaidegolf.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. "WOMEN GOLFERS - MRS BRITTEN-JONES WINS CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHTH WIN SINCE 1921 - Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) - 25 Sep 1930". Trove. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. Authority, PositionTitle=Manager; SectionName=Communications and Government Services; CorporateName=ACT Planning and Land. "Search for street and suburb names". www.planning.act.gov.au. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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