- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3497
Barber, Nola Isabel Constance
(1901 – 1985)- Nationality Australian
- Born 27 December, 1901, Woodend Victoria Australia
- Died 29 December, 1985, Colac Victoria Australia
- Occupation Local government councillor, Mayor, Political candidate
Summary
A member of the League of Women Voters, Nola Barber stood as a candidate for the Australian Labor Party in the Legislative Assembly seat of Mentone at the Victorian state elections of 1961 and 1967. She was active in local government and became the first female mayor of Chelsea in 1951, after her election as a councillor in 1948. In recognition of her work for the community she was appointed OBE in 1970 and in 2001 was featured in the Centenary of Federation Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
Events
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2001 - 2001
Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Barber, Nola Isabel Constance, (1901 - 1985), Cathie, Ian, 2006, http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A170056b.htm
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Site Exhibition
- Carrying on the Fight: Women Candidates in Victorian Parliamentary Elections, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cws/home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Barber, Nola Isabel (1901-1985), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-748072