She managed despite poor office facilities and in time she enjoyed purpose-built buildings.
[2][3][4][5] Ralph Munn and Ernest R. Pitt wrote a report in 1935 that included their judgement that her country service had more than proved its value.
In 1938 the Australian Institute of Librarians held its first conference and Bertles reported that use of her department had tripled.
In 1946 when she retired she had been the Library Board of New South Wales' senior technical officer for about two years.
[1] The National Library of Australia has a collection of thousands of newspaper cuttings and some of these involve Bertles.