|
Sydney Gardner
Sydney Lane Gardner (9 June 1884 – 23 June 1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1922 to 1940, representing the seat of Division of Robertson, Robertson for the Nationalist Party of Australia (1922–1931) and United Australia Party (1931–1940). Gardner was born at Rouchel, New South Wales, Rouchel, near Aberdeen, New South Wales, Aberdeen in the Hunter Valley, and was educated at Scone Grammar School and the University of Sydney. He worked as a teacher at Melville, New South Wales, Melville, Davis Creek, New South Wales, Davis Creek, Ferndale and Stoney Creek schools between 1903 and 1908, when he resigned from the Education Department and returned to farming at his family's property, "Rose Vale". He unsuccessfully sought Liberal Reform Party (Australia), Liberal Reform Party preselection for a 1910 Upper Hunter state by-election, 1910 state by-election, but instead was appointed as organising secretary of the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Robertson
The Division of Robertson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Geography Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined since 1984, at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was proclaimed at Federation in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election in 1901. The division was named for the fifth Premier of New South Wales, Sir John Robertson. The Division of Robertson was originally anchored in rural central NSW, encompassing the area around Dubbo, Mudgee and Wellington. It moved eastward to take in Gosford in 1913, and since then it has been moved further eastward in successi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
