Life Summary - Harold Francis (Hal) Lashwood - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Lashwood, Harold Francis (Hal) (1915–1992)

	Lashwood, Harold Francis (Hal) (1915–1992)
Born	13 August, 1915 Paddington, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	26 March, 1992 (aged 76) Darlinghurst, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Related Entries [View as tree]	Rene, Roy (work colleague) Davey, John Andrew (work colleague) Fennell, William John (work colleague) Wilson Irving, Reginald Stephen (collaborator)
Occupation*	vaudeville performer (1932-1941) New South Wales, Australia radio entertainer (1941-1970) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1941-1976) New South Wales, Australia pacifist (1950-1960) New South Wales, Australia television presenter (1956-1968) New South Wales, Australia television quiz master (1958-1965) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1977-1987) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1982)
Key Organisations*	Actors and Announcers Equity Association of Australia (member, 1931) Actors and Announcers Equity Association of Australia (council member, 1941-1976) Actors and Announcers Equity Association of Australia (president, 1951-1976) Australian National Television Council (chairman, 1963) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (board member, 1973-1976)
Political Activism*	ALP (councillor, 1977-1987)
Workplaces*	J. C. Williamson (dancer, 1931-1933) Waverley Council (Sydney) (alderman, 1977-1987)

* Dates are approximate