Born to David Reginald Williams and Mabel Lawson in Sydney, she was educated at Methodist Ladies' College in Burwood before joining the Royal Australian Air Force (Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force) on 12 November 1942. She was a drill and physical training instructor, rising to the rank of Sergeant before her commission in 1944. When she was discharged on 25 September 1945 she had attained the rank of section officer.[1]
She was subsequently a farmer and grazier; she had married Kenneth Graham Bowman in 1944, with whom she had two sons, Christopher and Gawain. In 1962 she was elected to Coolah Shire Council, where she remained until 1971. She was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the state electorate of Burrendong in 1973. Her first marriage ended in divorce in the early 1970s, and on 30 July 1976 she married Richard Evans, a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council until 1978.[1]
State politicsedit
In 1984, Evans was elected to the Legislative Council as a Liberal. She remained in the council until 1995, when she was removed from the Liberal ticket and contested the election under the designation "The Seniors". She was unsuccessful. She also contested the Senate in 1996 for her new party, but was again unsuccessful, and she retired from politics.[1] The Seniors was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission in January 1999, having not contested the 1998 federal election.[2]
Evans was awarded the Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for "service to the veterans' community".[3] She subsequently received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the community through a range of ex-service, parliamentary and local government organisations".[4]
beryl, evans, beryl, alice, evans, née, williams, february, 1922, 2006, australian, politician, member, south, wales, legislative, councilthe, honourablein, office, april, 1984, march, 1995councillor, coolah, shirein, office, 1962, 1971personal, detailsborn25,. Beryl Alice Evans OAM nee Williams 25 February 1922 16 May 2006 was an Australian politician Beryl EvansMember of the New South Wales Legislative CouncilThe HonourableIn office 30 April 1984 3 March 1995Councillor of the Coolah ShireIn office 1962 1971Personal detailsBorn25 February 1922Died16 May 2006Political partyThe Seniors 1995 1999 Other politicalaffiliationsLiberal 1973 1995 For the pseudonymous author of Charlie the Choo Choo see Stephen King For Beryl Evans the murder victim see John Christie Contents 1 Early career 2 State politics 3 References 4 External linksEarly career editBorn to David Reginald Williams and Mabel Lawson in Sydney she was educated at Methodist Ladies College in Burwood before joining the Royal Australian Air Force Women s Auxiliary Australian Air Force on 12 November 1942 She was a drill and physical training instructor rising to the rank of Sergeant before her commission in 1944 When she was discharged on 25 September 1945 she had attained the rank of section officer 1 She was subsequently a farmer and grazier she had married Kenneth Graham Bowman in 1944 with whom she had two sons Christopher and Gawain In 1962 she was elected to Coolah Shire Council where she remained until 1971 She was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the state electorate of Burrendong in 1973 Her first marriage ended in divorce in the early 1970s and on 30 July 1976 she married Richard Evans a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council until 1978 1 State politics editIn 1984 Evans was elected to the Legislative Council as a Liberal She remained in the council until 1995 when she was removed from the Liberal ticket and contested the election under the designation The Seniors She was unsuccessful She also contested the Senate in 1996 for her new party but was again unsuccessful and she retired from politics 1 The Seniors was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission in January 1999 having not contested the 1998 federal election 2 Evans was awarded the Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for service to the veterans community 3 She subsequently received the Medal of the Order of Australia OAM in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for service to the community through a range of ex service parliamentary and local government organisations 4 References edit a b c The Hon Beryl Alice Evans 1922 2006 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 13 May 2019 The Seniors Australian Electoral Commission EVANS Beryl Alice honours pmc gov au Retrieved 21 June 2018 EVANS Beryl Alice honours pmc gov au Retrieved 21 June 2018 External links editEvans Beryl Alice 1922 2006 on the Australian Women s Register website nbsp This article about a Liberal Party of Australia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beryl Evans amp oldid 1149446899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
