Evans, Beryl Alice (1922 - 2006)

Beryl Evans was a long-standing Liberal MLC, who later ran unsuccessfully for the Senate as an independent, and the NSW Legislative Council as a member of the Seniors Party. She was an official candidate for the 1998 Constitutional Convention, representing the One Australian Monarchist League, but was not elected.

During World War Two, Evans served in the Royal Auxiliary Australian Air Force with distinction. She became president of the WAAAF Branch of the RAAF Association NSW Division on 25 March 1997.

• Bowman, Beryl (married name)
• Williams, Beryl (maiden name)

Parliamentary and Local Government career

Candidate– New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Burrendong, 1973 (known as Bowman)
Elected – MLC, 1984-1995 (known as Evans)
Candidate– Senate, NSW, 1996
Candidate– Legislative Council, 1999 (known as Evans)

Party– Liberal, 1973,1984-95
Party– Independent, 1996
Party– The Seniors Party, 1999

Beryl Evans was elected as a Liberal Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1984. During her 11 years of service she was chairman of the Privileges committee and a member of the Stay Safe committee. From 1990 to 1991 Evans was Government Whip. Upon her retirement in 1995 Her Majesty the Queen granted the title of the Honourable to Beryl Evans for life.

On 12 November 1942 Evans joined the Royal Auxiliary Australian Air Force. Serving as a drill instructor and physical training instructor she obtained the ranks of corporal and sergeant before being commissioned in 1944. Beryl Evans was discharged on 25 September 1945 with the rank of section officer.

Beryl Evans became president of the WAAAF Branch of the RAAF Association NSW Division on 25 March 1997. She is a vice-president of the RAAF Association, a member of the Council and executive and national executive representative to Australian Veteran Defence Services Council.

Events

25 February 1942 - 25 September 1945	Served with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
1944	Married: Kenneth Graham Bowman and they had two sons
1962 - 1971	Councilor for Coolah Shire
30 July 1976	Married: Richard Kelywack Evans
1981	Graduated with Economic Degree from University of New England
1984 - 1995	Member of the Legislative Council (Liberal) for New South Wales
1988 - 1995	Government representative on the Governing Body of the University of New England

Membership

• RAAF Association (NSW Division) - WAAAF Branch (1946 - )

Presided

• RAAF Association (NSW Division) - WAAAF Branch (1946 - )

  [1997 - ]

Related Corporate Bodies

• Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) (1941 - 1947)

  [1942 - 1945]

Online Resources

• Department of Veterans' Affairs, 'BOWMAN, BERYL ALICE', in World War 2 Nominal Roll, 2002, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=1069578. [ Details... ]

See also

• Cadman, Kerith A (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1988, 26 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1988, 960 pp. [ Details... ]