Age, Biography and Wiki
Ted Robertson was born on 18 March, 1929 in Albany, Western Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Ted Robertson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Schoolteacher |
| Age |
62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
18 March, 1929 |
| Birthday |
18 March |
| Birthplace |
Albany, Western Australia |
| Date of death |
1991 |
| Died Place |
Canberra, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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Ted Robertson Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Ted Robertson's Wife?
His wife is Audrey Curnow (m. 1954)
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| Wife |
Audrey Curnow (m. 1954) |
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Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Ted Robertson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ted Robertson worth at the age of 62 years old? Ted Robertson’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Australia. We have estimated Ted Robertson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
politician |
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Timeline
Edward Albert Robertson (18 March 1929 – 5 January 1991) was an Australian politician.
Born in Albany, Western Australia, he was educated at the University of Western Australia before becoming a teacher.
Having moved to the Northern Territory, he became Chairman of the Northern Territory Council of Social Services.
Robertson was born on 18 March 1929 in Albany, Western Australia.
He was the only child of Ethel Lucy (née Bamford) and Neil "Jock" Robertson.
His mother was born in England and his father in Scotland.
Robertson's parents separated before he was born and he was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents.
He attended Albany Primary School and Albany High School, going on to train as a schoolteacher at Claremont Teachers College in Perth.
He later completed the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education as a distance student at the University of Western Australia.
Robertson taught at schools around Western Australia, including as a senior master at Albany High School.
Robertson married Hazel Audrey Curnow in 1954, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.
He settled in Canberra after the end of his political career and served as national president of YMCA Australia.
In 1963 he was seconded to Darwin, as a supervisor of publications and adult education in the Northern Territory Education Department.
He served on the state executive in Western Australia from 1966 to 1967.
He returned to Perth after two years, but in 1968 moved his family back to Darwin where he became an inspector of schools and adviser on education policy.
He was chairman of the Regional Council for Social Development and the Northern Territory Council of Social Services.
Robertson first joined the ALP while living in Perth and was secretary of the East Cannington branch.
In the Northern Territory, he was secretary and later president of the party's Darwin branch and served as secretary (1968–1971) and president (1972–1974) of the Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch).
Robertson stood as the ALP candidate for the House of Representatives seat of Northern Territory at the 1969 and 1972 federal elections, losing to Country MP Sam Calder on each occasion.
In 1975, he was elected to the Australian Senate as one of the first two senators from the Northern Territory (the other was Bernie Kilgariff).
He represented the Labor Party.
Robertson was elected to the Senate at the 1975 federal election, becoming one of the Northern Territory's first two senators alongside Bernie Kilgariff of the Country Liberal Party.
He would be re-elected on four occasions.
In the Senate, Robertson advocated for the passage of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 and chaired a select committee into substance abuse in the Northern Territory, as well as serving on the Joint Select Committee on Aboriginal Land Rights in the Northern Territory and Senate Standing Committee on Education and the Arts.
He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1987.
He died at his home in Canberra on 5 January 1991.
