The Hon. Geoffrey Robertson D.C.M CRAWFORD (1916 - 1998)**

Date of Birth: 16/12/1916 Place of Birth: Inverell, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 29/12/1998 Place of Death: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Jun 1950 2 Apr 1976 25yr(s) 9mth(s) 17day(s) Member for Barwon 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s) 36th (1950 - 1953) Member for Barwon 14 Feb 1953 6 Feb 1956 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 24day(s) 37th (1953 - 1956) Member for Barwon 3 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) 38th (1956 - 1959) Member for Barwon 21 Mar 1959 5 Feb 1962 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 39th (1950 - 1953) Member for Barwon 3 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3yr(s) 29day(s) 40th (1962 - 1965) Member for Barwon 1 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s) 41st (1965 - 1968) Member for Barwon 24 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s) 42nd (1968 - 1971) Member for Barwon 13 Feb 1971 19 Oct 1973 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 7day(s) 43rd (1971 - 1973) Member for Barwon 17 Nov 1973 2 Apr 1976 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s) 44th (1973 - 1976) Minister for Agriculture 5 Mar 1968 11 Feb 1969 11mth(s) 7day(s) Minister for Agriculture 11 Feb 1969 11 Mar 1971 2yr(s) 1mth(s) 1day(s) Minister for Agriculture 11 Mar 1971 17 Jan 1973 1yr(s) 10mth(s) 7day(s) Minister for Agriculture 17 Jan 1973 3 Dec 1973 10mth(s) 17day(s) Minister for Agriculture 3 Dec 1973 3 Jan 1975 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 1day(s) Minister for Agriculture 3 Jan 1975 16 Dec 1975 11mth(s) 14day(s) Chairman of Committees 26 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 29day(s) Acting Speaker 27 Jul 1965 3 Aug 1965 8day(s) Acting Speaker 22 Jan 1968 25 Jan 1968 4day(s) Country Party 1949 1950 1yr(s) 1day(s) Councillor Country Party 1949 1976 27yr(s) 1day(s)

Community Activity

Councillor of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association from 1963 until 1966

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Farmer. Educated at the state secondary school and after leaving school, assisted on his father's farm until 1938, when he became a sharefarmer, growing wheat at 'The Wattles', near Inverell. After the War, he bought a sheep and cattle property.

Military Service

Served in the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) from 1940 until 1945, in North Africa and New Guinea, 2 / 13 Battalion, sergeant. Received the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1944

Honours Received

Distinguished Conduct Medal 1944

Personal

Son of Frank Sinden Crawford and Janet Robina. Married Alwyn Smith on 12 August 1944 , daughter of W. F. Smith of Roseville, Sydney; and had issue, 3 daughters. Church of England.

Additional Information

Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: G.R Crawford - papers, ca. 1960 - 1971 (MLMSS 3081); photographs in the PICMAN Database.

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