Date of Birth: 24/10/1898
Place of Birth: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date of Death: 17/01/1985
Place of Death: Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
21 Nov 1963 |
22 Apr 1976 |
12 years 5 months 2 days |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 21 November 1963. Granted retention of title of "Honourable" for life. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined in 1938. Member of state and federal electorate councils, the Central Executive (1957 - 1964) and was also President of the Women's Central Organising Committee.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Home duties. Educated at Wallaroo public school; president of the New South Wales Women's Justices Association from 1958 until 1960; active in Civilian Widows' Association; member of Good Neighbour Council; president of the League of Women Voters from 1961 until 1962; member of New South Wales National Council of Women; active in movement for Australia Women's Charter.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Daughter of Frederick Bock, blacksmith, and his wife Daisy Melville. Married George Barron, bricklayer in 1927, and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Church of England. Funeral at Northern Suburbs Crematorium on 22 January 1985.
