Date of Birth: 21/07/1913
Place of Birth: Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Date of Death: 08/10/1986
Place of Death: Leura, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Deputy Leader of Government |
14 May 1976 |
17 Oct 1978 |
2 years 5 months 4 days |
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| Deputy Leader of Opposition |
03 Dec 1973 |
13 May 1976 |
2 years 5 months 11 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Apr 1958 |
05 Nov 1978 |
20 years 6 months 14 days |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 21 November 1957 and 12 March 1970. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined 1941, office holder in various branches, honorary secretary New South Wales Labor Women's Central Organising Committee 1949 - 1957, senior vice president 1958 - 1960, president 1960 - 1967; vice president East Sydney federal electorate council; member of central executive 1952 - 1958.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Housewife and Art Jewellery Maker. Educated at St Paul's Church of England School, Port Adelaide, South Australia; worked in father's mixed business; journeyed to Victoria; waitress and worked in a spinning mill, copyholder, shop assistant, cashier,made and sold artificial jewellery; director of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1953 and Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital 1961; councillor of Bush Nursing Association 1961 - 1970; committee member of St John Ambulance Association 1971; delegate to International Women's Year conference, Mexico 1975. Recreational interests include literature and the Arts.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Daughter of Martin Lorence, sea captain, and Hilda Rose Arnold. Married Gilbert Roper, linotype operator, on 2 April 1932. Funeral at St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney and Northern Suburbs crematorium, North Ryde.
