Aurel Smith
Aurel Vernon Smith (20 June 1915 – 6 February 2011) was an Australian politician.
Aurel was born in Geelong to wool merchant William Smith and Ruby Emily Young,[1] he was the eldest child with a younger brother Collin Smith. A keen yachtsman, he would spend weekends competing for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club winning numerous titles Phoenix Wool Company Pty Ltd. He was a director of various other companies including J. C. Taylor and Sons Pty Ltd, Coca-Cola Bottlers (Geelong) Pty. Ltd., Smith Wool Co., Warrangee Pty Ltd, Ceres Lookout Estate Pty Ltd.[1]
Aurel enlisted and served during World War II firstly in the Middle East, then to New Guinea and Borneo.[1] He attained the rank of 2IC major[1] for 2/2 Australian Anti-Aircraft Regiment. A founding member of the Liberal Party, he was president of the Geelong branch and chairman of the Western Area finance committee.[1] In 1967 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bellarine. He switched to South Barwon in 1976 and retired on 2 April 1982.[2]
Aurel has one son Campbell William Aurel-Smith and three grandchildren, Kate, Timothy and Camilla. Smith died on 6 February 2011.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Smith, Aurel Vernon at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 September 2015)
- 1 2 "Aurel Vernon Smith". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Papers of Aurel Vernon Smith". University of Melbourne Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
