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Cyril Molyneux Plaque
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~ Cyril Molyneux~
During WWII Cyril was involved in the defence of Darwin. He married / and left the service as a Lieutenant to move to Officer in 1953 and / to Berwick 10 years later. Cyril has been a Past President of the / Berwick RSL and an active member for 50 years.
An accomplished district cricketer with Hawthorn-East Melbourne / before the war he soon opened the batting and became captain and / later coach of the local team. He later became Vice President of the / Dandenong District Cricket Association.
Cyril was a City of Berwick Councillor from 1981 to 1991 and Mayor / during 1985-86 and guided many new projects for the Berwick Community.
He played a major role in the acquisition of Wilson Botanic Park and / the Old Cheese Factory. He was the first chairman of the Berwick / Craft Market, and promoted global friendships with the sister cities / of Berwick Upon Tweed and Springfield, Ohio, USA.
Cyril was for 10 years an Honorary Magistrate and 50 years a / Justice of the Peace, 10 years on the St Margaret’s School Council and / an inaugural member of Hallam High School Council, 38 years as a / member of the Berwick Rotary, and 40 years as a Board Member of / Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital.
Cyril attributes his success to lessons learned from army life and an / ability to separate local issues from the wider arena of state politics. / His hard work for the community is greatly valued and respected.
“Endeavour With Integrity”
Surveyed on: 14 April 2010
Surveyed by: Shirley
Berwick VIC 3806, Australia
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