Roy Robert b: 11 May 1898 at Woods Point. No. 15283. d 14/10/1971 at Hawthorn. Married Florence (Flo…

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Roy Robert b: 11 May 1898 at Woods Point. No. 15283. d 14/10/1971 at Hawthorn. Married Florence (Flo) Elizabeth Mitchell 30/4/1925 who was a school teacher. Had a children?s ware shop in Bourke Road, Camberwell. Issue x 1 = Donald William Rawson. Roy studied Esperanto, an international language, and was supposed to have been the first person to speak it on the radio. He used to live at West Gully Road, Upwey. Roy was a member of the Australian Labor Party, was vice president of the Upwey branch and MLC, Southern Electorate from 1952 to 1958. We have a photo of him meeting the Queen (copied for you). "The Queen visited parliament twice on her 1954 visit. The first time on 24 February 1954 after having arrived at Essendon airport. She met parliamentarians briefly in Queens Hall. The following day Her Majesty opened the second session of the 39th Victorian Parliament at 2.30 then retired to the parliamentary gardens for a garden party". - from Media Officer, Parliamentary Library. Roy owned a bookshop in Exhibition Street, Melbourne and among other things, was in the Aust. Council for Civil Liberties. (From Pat Batchelor)

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Roy Robert RAWSON
May 11, 1898
125 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia
1 October 14, 1971
52 73 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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