• In 1950 on completion of her PhD thesis Winifred travelled to London to have an oral examination at the University of London. ‘That was in 1950…it was on cytology, on polyploidy and it was a pioneer work in its time. (Studies in experimental taxonomy and variation in certain Tasmanian plants)…It was done here and it was great fun.’
• After 1950, travel to the mainland and overseas, which previously had been curtailed by post-war shortages and a lack of staff at the university, again became practicable. Winifred liked to travel, particularly by sea, and selected voyages with more interesting itineraries. During vacations she travelled interstate and overseas and routinely visited herbaria (including Kew) and colleagues.
‘on one of my jaunts, I went to an international botanical congress in Leningrad and came back via Iceland and I liked Iceland so much that I went back again…well, it’s like Norway. I like those northern countries. That was 75 I think...I went to New Zealand on an ANZAAS tour and we went around South Island adn had a very good time... I’ve also been back to England several times. It’s an expensive jaunt and I’d like to try different routes. So once I went on a Russian ship round Cape Horn...’
• In 1951 Winifred became Senior Lecturer in Botany and in 1956 Reader in Botany, the most senior position held by a woman at the University of Tasmania. Winifred also acted as Head of the Department on several occasions.
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