Robert Neville (Angus) Talbot is an Australian

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and

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. He is a

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of the

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and the immediate past

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of the Executive Committee of the Council of

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

Early life

Christened Robert Neville, Talbot has always been known by the name Angus. He was educated at

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

(1949–1953) and graduated in

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from the

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Legal career

After practising as a solicitor and partner with Fitzgerald White Talbot & Co from 1960 to 1982, Talbot was admitted to the

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in 1982. He was appointed to the

bench in 1992 and retired as a Judge in 2007.

Committees

* Vice-President, Environmental Law Association (NSW) * President, Old Newingtonians' Union (1997–1998) * Deputy-Chairman, Newington College Council (2002–2007) * Chairman, Newington College Council (2007–2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talbot, Angus 1936 births Living people 20th-century Australian judges People educated at Newington College Old Newingtonians' Union presidents Members of Newington College Council 21st-century Australian judges