Robert Hugh Trethewey (17 October 1902 – 31 May 1989) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to mining engine driver Robert Hugh Trethewey and Louise Turnbull. He received his education at Eaglehawk State School, at

Bendigo High School Bendigo Senior Secondary College (BSSC), is an Australian government-funded co-educational secondary school for Year 11 and Year 12 students located in the centre of Bendigo, Victoria. It is the largest provider of VCE, VET and VCAL in the stat ...

, and at Bendigo Business College. In 1918 he commenced work for the

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(NZI). On 16 October 1926 he married Isabella Nancarrow, with whom he had two sons. He rose through the ranks of NZI and managed branches in

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(1940–46, 1948–62), Maryborough (1946–48) and

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(1948). In 1964 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

. He served until his retirement in 1973. Trethewey died in Bendigo in 1989.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trethewey, Robert 1902 births 1989 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians