Angus Talbot

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Robert Neville Talbot
Born (1936-08-11) 11 August 1936 (age 82)
Sydney Australia
Nationality Australian
Education Newington College
University of Sydney
Occupation Retired Judge, Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
Title The Hon. Angus Talbot
Spouse(s) Ellen Talbot née Coombes
Children 3 daughters, 2 sons
Parent(s) Robert John Talbot and Annie Winafred Andrews

Robert Neville (Angus) Talbot is an Australian lawyer and barrister. He is a retired Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and the immediate past Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of Newington College. [1]

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Early life

Christened Robert Neville, Talbot has always been known by the name Angus. He was educated at Newington College (1949–1953) [2] and graduated in law from the University of Sydney.

Newington College school in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1863 at Newington House, Silverwater, it celebrated its Sesquicentenary in 2013. The college is open to boys of all faiths and denominations. Since 1922, Newington has been governed by an Act of Parliament.

University of Sydney university in Sydney, Australia

The University of Sydney is an Australian public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it was Australia's first university and is regarded as one of the world's leading universities. The university is colloquially known as one of Australia's sandstone universities. Its campus is ranked in the top 10 of the world's most beautiful universities by the British Daily Telegraph and The Huffington Post, spreading across the inner-city suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington. The university comprises 9 faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. In 2014 it had 33,505 undergraduate and 19,284 graduate students.

After practising as a solicitor and partner with Fitzgerald White Talbot & Co from 1960 to 1982, Talbot was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1982. He was appointed to the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales bench in 1992 and retired as a Judge in 2007. [3]

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 7.9 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

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Land and Environment Court of New South Wales court in New South Wales, Australia

The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a court within the Australian court hierarchy established pursuant to the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) to hear environmental, development, building and planning disputes. The Court’s jurisdiction, confined to the state of New South Wales, Australia, includes merits review, judicial review, civil enforcement, criminal prosecution, criminal appeals and civil claims about planning, environmental, land, mining and other legislation.

Committees

Preceded by
Peter Meares		 Chairman
Newington College Council
2007–2013		Succeeded by
Tony MacDonald

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References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in Australia 2007 (Melb, 2007) pp 1987
  2. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 193
  3. ↑ Swearing-In of Angus Talbot
  4. ↑ Newington Across the Years, A History of Newington College 1863 - 1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 347
  5. ↑ Gapps, Stephen; Newington College (2012), Newington College : a sesquicentenary history 1863-2013, Stanmore, NSW Newington College, ISBN   978-0-9873016-0-4
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