Roberts, Lloyd Henry Scurfield
Personal
Birth Date:
8 June 1907 (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Death Date:
11 April 1961 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Charles Henry Roberts and Rosina Mary Esther (nee Scurfield)
Family:
Rosina Violet Price in 1929, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education:
Toowoomba state schools
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Clerk for a Brisbane insurance office; Insurance inspector, Mackay; Car Salesman, Ronald Motors, Mackay, 1933 to 1940; Campaign Director for Mr E Evans (state) and Mr CW Davidson (federal)
Military Service:
Served 2nd AIF, Australian Army, 1940 to 1946, Lance Sergeant 2/26 Battalion, 8th Division
Party Positions:
- Secretary of the Opposition. 1956
- Secretary of Government parties. 1957
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Whitsunday | 29 Apr 1950 | 11 Apr 1961 | Died in Office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Public Works and Local Government | 9 Jun 1960 | 11 Apr 1961 |
| Government Whip | 28 Aug 1957 | 8 Jun 1960 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included amateur theatre, including producing his own plays, bowls, hockey and soccer. Mr Roberts defeated Australia's only Communist member of Parliament, Mr Fred Paterson, when the seat of Bowen was abolished and they both stood in the new seat of Whitsunday. During World War II Mr Roberts served as a sergeant with the 2/26 Battalion, 8th Division. He was taken prisoner of war on 15 Feb 1942 and held until 15 Aug 1945. He was a member of the ill-fated F Force, which left Changi in Apr 1943 to work on the notorious Burma railway and returned home in 1943 with a force of 3,000. Patron and Life Member: ex-POW Association. He had a lung removed in 1958. He introduced Hockey to Mackay, represented Mackay at soccer and was also a keen cricketer. Member: City Bowls Club; CTA; RAOB; and the Toowoomba RSL. Freemason
Sources:
Imaged sourced from 'Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960' by Clem Lack; 'Last Tribute to "Lloyd"', Courier-Mail, 14 April 1961; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Qld. Cabinet Minister dies; Funeral at Mackay', Courier-Mail, 12 April 1961
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