Bert Amos Neville Cole

   Another name for Bert was Bertie.

  General Notes:

(1) N.S.W.BDM Index Marriage #14638-1920.
(2) Molong man Honored in Queens New Year List.
Congratulations have come from all parts of NSW to Mr B.A.Cole, who was made a Commander of the British Empire in the Queens New Year Honors List. The congratulations have been very numerous and have included messages from the Prime Minister, The Hon R.G.Menzies, the Preier The Hon R. Heffron, the leader of the Country Party Mr C.B.Cutler, Sir John teasdale and many other imminent personalities as well as friends and acquaintances in many parts of the state.
The award was made to Mr Cole in recognition of his long and outstanding service to Australian primary industry. He has taken a leading part in many primary producer organisations for many years, besides a very active part in local civic affairs.
He has held many omportant offices and been a member of many national and state committees but perhaps his greatest distinction - certainly the one of which he is most proud- was his election as General President of the Farmers and Settlers Association in 1943.
He has been a member of the FSA executive since 1927 and ahs held office as vice president since 1945. Mr Cole has never neglected the local FSA branch despite his work in higher fields and has office as President of the FSA District Council for 33 years.
Mr Cole is at present President of the Australian Wool and Meat Producers Federal, srerving his sixth term, and was one of the founders of the organisation. He is also vice-president of the National Farmers Union of Australia and was first vice president. Mr Cole3s activities on state or Commonwealth committees dates back to 1932 when he was appointed to the Commonwealth Wool Inquiry Committee to investigtate the economies of the industry. He was the only small growers representative on the Committee. In 1939, the late Senator McLeay, then minister for Commerce invited MrCole to accept a position on the Central Wool Committee, formed to handle the Australian clip on behalf of the Australian and United Kingdom Governments.
He was again the only small growers representative in the whole of Australia for the first four years of the scheme. He held office on the committee until 1946. Mr Cole also served for five years on the Homebush Advisory Council.
Another distinction was his appointment to the Australian Wool Bureau, on which he has served for the past five years. Mr Cole has also taken an active interest in politics and has held office as state vice president of the Country Party. In the field of civic service Mr Cole held office as an Alderman of Molong Municipal Council for 11 years and was Mayor in 1947. He was a member of the Molong P and A Association for 38 years and has never missed a Molong Show.
He was also a member of Molong Chamber of Commerce for many years and was President on several occasions. Mr Cole is a native of the Molong District, having been born at Meranburn. He was educated at Molong Public School.

Headstone Inscription: Bertie Amos Neville Cole, d. 3 Jun 1981, age 92y, and Elsie May Cole d 3 August 1970, age 81y.

Bert married Elsie May Dunleavy on 20 Oct 1920 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. (Elsie May Dunleavy was born on 29 Jan 1889 in Oma Creek, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, died on 3 Aug 1970 in Molong, New South Wales, Australia and was buried on 4 Aug 1970 in Molong, New South Wales, Australia.)