Mr Owen GILBERT (1868 - 1934)**

Date of Birth: 01/01/1868 Place of Birth: Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 13/11/1934 Place of Death: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 3 Jul 1901 14 Sep 1910 9yr(s) 2mth(s) 12day(s) Member for Newcastle West 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Newcastle 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Claim of Mr John Leonard against the Public Works Department Committee No.8 17 Jun 1902 19 Dec 1902 6mths 3days 19th (1901 - 1904) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.15 2 Sep 1902 20 Dec 1902 3mths 19days 19th (1901 - 1904) Condition of the Blind Workers of the State Committee No.16 9 Sep 1902 20 Dec 1902 3mths 12days 19th (1901 - 1904) Claim of James Ross, Pilot Boatman Committee No.18 30 Oct 1902 17 Dec 1902 1mth 18days 19th (1901 - 1904) Miners’ Accident Relief (Bulli Fund Bill) Committee No.20 28 Nov 1902 20 Dec 1902 23days 19th (1901 - 1904) Brodie’s Enabling Act Amendment Bill Committee No.12 2 Sep 1903 16 Sep 1903 15days 19th (1901 - 1904) Alleged Evasion of the Arbitration Act Committee No.13 4 Sep 1903 23 Sep 1903 20days 19th (1901 - 1904) Great Northern Coal Company’s Railway Bill Committee No.7 8 Sep 1908 30 Sep 1908 23days 21st (1907 - 1910) The Coupon System Committee No.9 29 Sep 1908 17 Dec 1908 2mths 19days 21st (1907 - 1910) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 29 Jun 1909 29 Jun 1909 1day 21st (1907 - 1910) Claim by Mr J.S Gam – Rejection of sleepers by Central South African Government Committee No.9 30 Sep 1909 9 Dec 1909 2mths 10days 21st (1907 - 1910) Chairman Refreshment Committee No.5 28 Jun 1910 20 Aug 1910 1mth 24days 21st (1907 - 1910)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Schoolteacher. Spent early years at Wallsend. Became a teacher with Education Department in the city and country schools, in the Newcastle and Goulburn district from 1885 until 1901; Newcastle Agricultural Society; member of Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board from 1906 until 1908.

Personal

Son of James Gilbert, carpenter, and Mary Kirk. Unmarried. Methodist. Buried in the Field of Mars cemetery.

Additional Information

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