Stanley Baden (Stan) Roy (1900–1983)
This article was published:
- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2025
Stan Roy, n.d.
Stanley Baden Powell (Stan) Roy (1900-1983) rockminer, labourer, trade unionist and Communist
Birth: 1900 at Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wale, son of native-born Timothy Charles Roy (1857-1903), labourer, and Rebecca Elizabeth, née Tipping (1860-1949), born at Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu, India. Marriage: 30 October 1920 at All Saints Anglican Church, Leichhardt, to native-born Cora Nancy Mary Campbell (1901-1985). They had five daughters and two sons. Death: 15 May 1983 in Blacktown district hospital; usual residence Paton Street, Merrylands, Sydney.
- Rockminer; member of Communist Party; rank and file activist in the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Employees’ Association.
- During the 1930s he was a job delegate and frequent electoral challenger of William Macpherson’s ruling group within the assoociation.
- Following work injury, he became an office-holder in the association, including sometime chairman.
- Member of Communist Party of Australia. CPA candidate for seat on Auburn Council in December 1948.
- Cause of death: respiratory failure (1 hour), chronic bronchitis (5 years) and carcinoma of colon (15 years).
Sources
Peter Sheldon, Maintaining control: a history of unionism among employees of the Sydney Water Board, PhD thesis University of Wollongong, 1989; Ron Macintosh interview, 29 September 1985; Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Employees’ Association Minutes
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is fined (with others) for obstructing traffic during a meeting held by the Unemployed and Dole Workers' Council, Cumberland Argus (Parramatta, NSW), 11 December 1933, p 1
- is fined 7 pounds for obstucting people while holding a street meeting in Auburn, Tribune (Sydney), 1 December 1948, p 7
- reminiscences, Tribune (Sydney), 21 December 1960, p 7
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- MacPherson, William Alexander (colleague)
Citation details
Peter Sheldon, 'Roy, Stanley Baden (Stan) (1900–1983)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/roy-stanley-baden-stan-34872/text43948, accessed 13 January 2026.
Stan Roy, n.d.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1900
Leichhardt, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
15 May,
1983
(aged ~ 83)
Blacktown, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
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