Evelyn Barron
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Evelyn Barron, née Bock an Australia
n politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
from 1963 to 1976 representing the Labor Party
.
She was born Evelyn Bock in Wallaroo, South Australia
to blacksmith Frederick Bock and his wife, Daisy Melville. She was educated at Wallaroo Public School and later married George Barron, a bricklayer, in 1927 and together they had a son and a daughter.
Barron became active in the Labor Party in 1938 and was a member of state and federal electorate councils, the Central Executive (between 1957 - 1964) and was also President of the Women's Central Organising Committee. Prior to entering political office, she was president of the New South Wales Women's Justices
Association; active in Civilian Widows' Association; a member of Good Neighbour Council; president of the (Australian) League of Women Voters; a member of New South Wales National Council of Women
; and active in the movement for Australia Women's Charter.
She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
in 1963.
Barron left the Council in 1976, and became a member of the New South Wales Ambulance Board
. Barron died in 1985 in Hurstville
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
from 1963 to 1976 representing the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.
She was born Evelyn Bock in Wallaroo, South Australia
Wallaroo, South Australia
Wallaroo is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 160 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide. It is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famed for their historic shared copper mining industry, and known together as "Little Cornwall", the other two being Kadina ...
to blacksmith Frederick Bock and his wife, Daisy Melville. She was educated at Wallaroo Public School and later married George Barron, a bricklayer, in 1927 and together they had a son and a daughter.
Barron became active in the Labor Party in 1938 and was a member of state and federal electorate councils, the Central Executive (between 1957 - 1964) and was also President of the Women's Central Organising Committee. Prior to entering political office, she was president of the New South Wales Women's Justices
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
Association; active in Civilian Widows' Association; a member of Good Neighbour Council; president of the (Australian) League of Women Voters; a member of New South Wales National Council of Women
National Council of Women of Australia
The National Council of Women of Australia is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women...
; and active in the movement for Australia Women's Charter.
She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
in 1963.
Barron left the Council in 1976, and became a member of the New South Wales Ambulance Board
Ambulance Service of New South Wales
The Ambulance Service of New South Wales , an agency of the Department of Health of the New South Wales Government, is the main provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
. Barron died in 1985 in Hurstville
Hurstville, New South Wales
Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hurstville is located 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of...
.