[2] The new field of research was attracted women applicants including his scientific secretary Diana Craig and his friend Emmie Russell.

[4] She and Diana Craig assisted the Royal Australian Air Force in checking the eyesight of their pilots.

[6] Her uncle John's paintings had been championed by his cousin the Sydney artist Thea Proctor who died in 1966.

[7] As a result of their work and her interest Emmie obtained a large collection of paintings by Thea Proctor and her uncle John Russell.

She funded and set in motion the Emmie Russell Prize that was awarded the best scientific paper presented at an OAA meeting by a new member.