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- Ruby Lonsdale - Australian Labor Party (1962 – 1974)
Ruby Lonsdale - Australian Labor Party (1962 – 1974)
Ruby was Waverley’s first female councillor in 1962.
While on Council, Ruby sat on the Baths and Parks Committee and the Management Committee for Waverley Day Nursery as well as the committee for the Clarrie Martin Club Room for pensioners.
Very little is known about Ruby’s time on Council, she is listed on the 1963 electoral role as living at 134 Ramsgate Avenue.