Barney Olde
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Bernard Clarence "Barney" Olde (1 January 1882 - 20 November 1932) was an Australia
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1927 to 1932, representing the electorate of Leichhardt.
Olde was born at Vittoria, near Bathurst
, but was raised in Petersham
in suburban Sydney
, and educated at the Christian Brothers' school at Lewisham
. A clerk by profession, he worked alternately in the Railways refreshment rooms, as an estate agent, and in the office of the Labor Daily
newspaper. He was a foundation member of the Clerks' Union, and served as the secretary and president of the Petersham League.
Olde was elected to parliament on his fourth attempt when, in 1927, he won the newly recreated safe Labor seat of Leichhardt. He had previously contested a 1919 by-election for Petersham
, and the 1920 and 1925 elections for Western Suburbs
. He was re-elected in 1930 and 1932, but died in office later in 1932. He was buried at Rookwood Cemetery
. Olde was succeeded in Leichhardt by Joe Lamaro
, the recently defeated MLA for Petersham
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1927 to 1932, representing the electorate of Leichhardt.
Olde was born at Vittoria, near Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, but was raised in Petersham
Petersham, New South Wales
Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Petersham is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Marrickville Council...
in suburban Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and educated at the Christian Brothers' school at Lewisham
Lewisham, New South Wales
Lewisham is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lewisham is located 8 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Marrickville Council. The postcode is 2049...
. A clerk by profession, he worked alternately in the Railways refreshment rooms, as an estate agent, and in the office of the Labor Daily
Labor daily
The Labor Daily was a Sydney-based journal/newspaper of the early to mid 20th century. An organ of the Australian Labor Party, it was published in Sydney by Stanley Roy Wasson after the ailing Daily Mail was absorbed by Labor Papers Ltd, who began publication under that name on 6 January 1922 with...
newspaper. He was a foundation member of the Clerks' Union, and served as the secretary and president of the Petersham League.
Olde was elected to parliament on his fourth attempt when, in 1927, he won the newly recreated safe Labor seat of Leichhardt. He had previously contested a 1919 by-election for Petersham
Electoral district of Petersham
Petersham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Petersham. With the introduction of...
, and the 1920 and 1925 elections for Western Suburbs
Electoral district of Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's inner western suburbs. It was created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Leichhardt,...
. He was re-elected in 1930 and 1932, but died in office later in 1932. He was buried at Rookwood Cemetery
Rookwood Cemetery
Rookwood Cemetery is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. Olde was succeeded in Leichhardt by Joe Lamaro
Joe Lamaro
Joseph "Joe" Lamaro was an Australian politician.Born in Redfern to shopkeeper Deico Lamaro and Maria Giuseppa Taranto, Italian migrants, he attended St Joseph's School in Newtown and St Patrick's College in Goulburn before studying at the University of Sydney, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1915...
, the recently defeated MLA for Petersham
Electoral district of Petersham
Petersham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Petersham. With the introduction of...
.