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Pilbeam, Reginald Byron Jarvis (Rex) (1907–1999)

public servant, mayor and politician

William Dargie (1912 – 2003) Portrait of Rex Pilbeam (Mayor of Rockhampton 1952-1982) 1977, oil on canvas, 99.8 x 82.3cm. Purchased through the Art Acquisition Fund, with assistance from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council.

William Dargie (1912 – 2003) Portrait of Rex Pilbeam (Mayor of Rockhampton 1952-1982) 1977, oil on canvas, 99.8 x 82.3cm. Purchased through the Art Acquisition Fund, with assistance from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council.

© Image courtesy of Rockhampton Regional Council

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William Dargie (1912 – 2003) Portrait of Rex Pilbeam (Mayor of Rockhampton 1952-1982) 1977, oil on canvas, 99.8 x 82.3cm. Purchased through the Art Acquisition Fund, with assistance from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council.

William Dargie (1912 – 2003) Portrait of Rex Pilbeam (Mayor of Rockhampton 1952-1982) 1977, oil on canvas, 99.8 x 82.3cm. Purchased through the Art Acquisition Fund, with assistance from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council.

© Image courtesy of Rockhampton Regional Council

Life Summary [details]

Birth

30 October, 1907
Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Death

31 July, 1999 (aged 91)
Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

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