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Life Summary

Name	Walter Augustus Gale
Born	22 December, 1864 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	27 July, 1927 (aged 62) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gale, Georgiana Kennedy (wife) Richardson-Bunbury, Caroline Amelia (sister-in-law) Pickering, Augusta Isabella (sister-in-law) Richardson-Bunbury, Edward Archibald (brother-in-law) Pickering, William George (brother-in-law) McGregor, John Robert (friend) Duffy, Charles Gavan (work colleague) Green, Frank Clifton (work colleague) Burt, Septimus (acquaintance) Hackett, John Winthrop (acquaintance) Johnson, William Elliot (employer) Groom, Littleton Ernest (minister) Watt, William Alexander (minister)
Education *	Perth High School (student, 1876-1879) St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1880-1881) Oxford University (student, 1882-1884)
Occupation *	clerk of parliament (1886-1900) Western Australia, Australia poet (1890-1900) Western Australia, Australia clerk of parliament (1901-1927) Federal, Australia poet (1901-1927) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1920)
Clubs *	Yorick Club (Melbourne) (member) Savage Club (Melbourne) (member, 1901-1927)
Key Organisations *	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (honorary secretary, 1920)
Workplaces *	Perth High School (schoolteacher, 1885-1885) Colonial Secretary's Dept (WA) (public servant, 1886-1888) Dept of Education (WA) (public servant, 1890-1891) Parliament of Western Australia (Leg. Assembly - Clerk, 1891-1901) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - parliamentary officer, 1901-1927) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Clerk, 1917-1927)

* Dates are approximate