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Barber, Nola Isabel Constance (1901 - 1985)

OBE, JP

Born
27 December 1901
Woodend, Victoria, Australia
Died
29 December 1985
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Local government councillor and Political candidate
Alternative Names
  • Griffiths, Nola Isabel Constance (maiden name)
Website
http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/113.htm

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.

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  • Smith, A. Viola, Women in Australian Parliaments and Local Governments, Past and Present, Australian Local Government Women's Association; Australian National Advisory Committee on International Women's Year, Australian Local Government Women's Association, Canberra, 1975, 148 pp. Details

Rosemary Francis

Created: 26 August 2008, Last modified: 5 September 2012

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