Members of the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council
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Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council The Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council was an elected body that operated from 1930 until 1974, when it was replaced by the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly. The Council originally consisted of three elected members, being ...
from its creation in 1930 until its replacement by the
Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly The Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly was the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory between 1975 and 1986, when preparations began to be made for the granting of self-government to the Territory. It ser ...
in 1974.


First Council, May 1930 – May 1931


Second Council, May 1931 – September 1935

1 Frederick Gell (Independent) resigned in August 1933. H. C. Green (Independent) was appointed as his replacement in September 1933.


Third Council, September 1935 – September 1937


Fourth Council, September 1937 – September 1939

1 Thomas Shakespeare (Independent) died in September 1938.
John Muir John Muir ( ; April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist ...
(Labor) was appointed to replace him.


Fifth Council, September 1939 – September 1941


Sixth Council, September 1941 – September 1943


Seventh Council, September 1943 – September 1945


Eighth Council, September 1945 – September 1947


Ninth Council, September 1947 – September 1949


Tenth Council, September 1949 – September 1951

1
Lewis Nott Lewis Windermere Nott (12 February 1886 – 27 October 1951) was an Australian politician, medical practitioner and hospital superintendent. He represented two federal electorates, more than and 21 years apart. Early life and war service ...
(Independent) resigned in December 1949 to run for the
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at the federal election. Arthur Shakespeare (Independent) was appointed as his replacement.
2 Jim Fraser (Labor) resigned in May 1951 to run for the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
at the federal election. Oliver Bourke (Labor) was appointed as his replacement.
3
Ulrich Ellis Ulrich Ruegg Ellis (23 July 1904 – 4 December 1981) was an Australian journalist, political activist, and historian. He was known for his work in developing Canberra, his involvement with the New State Movement, and his behind-the-scenes work ...
(Independent) resigned in June 1951.
Lewis Nott Lewis Windermere Nott (12 February 1886 – 27 October 1951) was an Australian politician, medical practitioner and hospital superintendent. He represented two federal electorates, more than and 21 years apart. Early life and war service ...
(Independent), who had been defeated by Fraser for his federal seat, was appointed as his replacement.


Eleventh Council, September 1951 – September 1953

1 The Council was expanded in September 1952. R. G. Bailey (Independent) and Oliver Bourke (Labor) were appointed to fill the two new seats.


Twelfth Council, September 1953 – September 1955


Thirteenth Council, September 1955 – September 1957


Fourteenth Council, September 1957 – September 1959

1 Day resigned from the Liberal Party in 1957 and was re-elected as an Independent.


Fifteenth Council, September 1959 – September 1961

1 William McIntyre Campbell (Independent) resigned in July 1960.
Bill Pye Thomas Wilbur Washington (‘Bill’) Pye (3 September 1912 – 3 October 1996) was an Australian politician. Early life Bill Pye was born in Harden, New South Wales, on 3 September 1912. He was the 3 x great grandson of Third Fleet convicts Jo ...
(Independent) was appointed as his replacement.
2
Heinz Arndt Heinz Wolfgang Arndt (26 February 1915 – 6 May 2002) was a German-born Australian economist. Biography Heinz Wolfgang Arndt was born in Breslau, Germany, in 1915, the eldest son of Fritz Georg Arndt (1885–1969) and Julia (née Heimann). A ...
(Labor) resigned in September 1960. Herbert Blair (Labor) was appointed as his replacement.


Sixteenth Council, September 1961 – September 1964

1 Bert Blair (Labor) died in November 1963. Bill Spellman (Labor) was appointed as his replacement in December.


Seventeenth Council, September 1964 – September 1967


Eighteenth Council, September 1967 – September 1970

1
Lyndall Ryan Lyndall Ryan, (born 1943) is an Australian academic and historian. She has held positions in Australian Studies and Women's Studies at Griffith University and Flinders University and was Foundation Professor of Australian Studies and Head of Sc ...
(Labor) resigned in December 1968. Fred McCauley (Labor) was appointed as her replacement.
2 By 1967 the Australian Capital Territory Progress and Welfare Council had dissolved, and Pead thereafter stood as an Independent candidate.


Nineteenth Council, September 1970 – September 1974


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Elected Members of the ACT Advisory Council
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