Gordon Joseph (Roy) Hill (1899–1967)
This article was published:
- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2023
Gordon Joseph (Roy or Snowy) Hill (1899-1967) driver and trade union official
Birth: 7 June 1899 in Women’s Hospital, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, and registered as Joseph Gordon, son of Melbourne-born James Hill, engineer (1862-?), and Tasmanian-born Annie Florence, née McCarthy (1864-1961?). Marriages: (1) 1920 at Port Melbourne, to native-born Ivy Evelyn Harcourt (1897-1953). They had two daughters. (2) 1954 at Melbourne to Elsie May Schaefer. Death: 9 June 1967 at South Melbourne.
- Worked for W. Rodgersons, carriers, in 1919.
- As rank-and-file member, served on committee of Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) for many years and held position of president for four successive terms. Union delegate on Trades Hall Council.
- Elected TWU organiser in 1944. Secretary of Victorian branch of TWU from 1954.
- Retired in 1964 due to ill health.
- Cause of death: peritonitis, burst abdomen and rectal bleeding of unknown cause.
Sources
Transport Worker, June 1967; Bradley Bowden, Driving force: the history of the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia 1883-1992 (St Leonards, 1993).
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is elected organiser for Transport Workers' Union, Labor Call (Melbourne), 7 September 1944, p 5
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Cheney, Rudolph (colleague)
- Doyle, Thomas Patrick (colleague)
Citation details
'Hill, Gordon Joseph (Roy) (1899–1967)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hill-gordon-joseph-roy-33719/text42207, accessed 14 March 2025.