Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Cobar
In office 12 March 1949 – 31 March 1965
Preceded by
Mat Davidson
Succeeded by
Lew Johnstone
Personal details
Born
(1893-03-26)26 March 1893 near Mount Egerton, Colony of Victoria
Died
31 March 1969(1969-03-31) (aged 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Labor Party
Spouse
Florence Scott
Children
William, Maureen and Thomas
Occupation
Miner, unionist, journalist
Ernest "Ern" Wetherell (26 March 1893 – 31 March 1969) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 until 1965. He was a member of the Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1953 and 1962.
Ernest "Ern" Wetherell (26 March 1893 – 31 March 1969) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949...
may need to close. The local Catholics were refused a meeting with ErnestWetherell, the New South Wales Minister for Education, to discuss the matter...
29 January – Alfred McClelland (born 1886), politician 31 March – ErnestWetherell, politician 14 May – Frederick Lane (born 1888), swimmer 3 August –...
1953 194 days Joseph Cahill 7 September 1953 16 September 1953 9 days ErnestWetherell 16 September 1953 15 March 1956 2 years, 181 days George Enticknap...
premier, in late 1961 Heffron moved with his Minister for Education, ErnestWetherell, that the Newcastle University College would become a full university...
1963 the decision was taken by the Minister for Education, The Hon. ErnestWetherell, to have a third primary school built in the Forest district. At the...
Succeeded by ErnestWetherell Preceded by ErnestWetherell Minister for Transport 1956 – 1960 Succeeded by John McMahon Preceded by ErnestWetherell Minister...
sole owner. Lawrence regained ownership in 1941 and arranged with ErnestWetherell of Broken Hill's Barrier Daily Truth to take over the printing and...
George Russell Cecil Wingfield (CP) Kenneth Harding (CPA) Cobar Labor ErnestWetherell Collaroy Liberal Evelyn Barron Robert Askin (Lib) Concord Liberal Thomas...
then secretary (1954–1965) of the Broken Hill union. In 1965, when ErnestWetherell, the Labor member for the state seat of Cobar, retired, Johnstone was...
26 days Robert Heffron 8 June 1944 31 May 1960 15 years, 358 days ErnestWetherell 31 May 1960 13 May 1965 4 years, 347 days Sir Charles Cutler Country...
Minister for Co-operative Societies Abe Landa Minister for Education ErnestWetherell Minister for Labour and Industry Jim Maloney, MLC Minister for Mines...
Preceded by Clarrie Martin Minister for Transport 1953 Succeeded by ErnestWetherell Party political offices Preceded by Jack Baddeley Deputy Leader of...
David Stevenson (CPA) Clarence Country Bill Weiley (CP) Cobar Labor ErnestWetherell Collaroy Liberal Erwin Eder Robert Askin (Lib) Concord Labor Thomas...
O'Grady William Couch (Ind) Charles Dooley (Ind) Donald Grant (ISLP) ErnestWetherell (Ind) Sydney 4 Labor 1 Nationalist John Birt* Michael Burke Greg McGirr*...
of New South Wales 1965 – 1975 Succeeded by Leon Punch Preceded by ErnestWetherell Minister for Education 1965 – 1972 Succeeded by Sir Eric Willis New...
of Education, Harold Wyndham, and the NSW Minister for Education, ErnestWetherell. The first principal was H. Keith Harris, who led the school from its...
(CPA) Clarence Country Garth Munro (CP) Bill Weiley (CP) Cobar Labor ErnestWetherell Collaroy Liberal Robert Askin (Lib) Gordon Jones (Ind) Elfrida Morcom...
John Tapp (CPA) Clarence Country Cecil Wingfield (CP) Cobar Labor ErnestWetherell Frederick Harding (CP) Collaroy New seat John Masters Robert Askin...
Country William Bailey Bill Weiley (CP) Garth Munro (Ind) Cobar Labor ErnestWetherell Collaroy Liberal Peter Hopkins Robert Askin (Lib) Stan Deacon (CPA)...
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