Sir Philip Henry Goldfinch (1884–1943)
Sir Philip Goldfinch, 59, general manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co, and chairman of the board of area management in NSW in the Ministry for Munitions, died yesterday in Sydney. Sir Philip Goldfinch joined the staff of CSR in 1902 as a junior chemist, and became general manager in 1928. For the last 2 years he had devoted most of his energies to the work of the Ministry of Munitions, although he still retained his position with the CSR. He was born in Hampshire, England, and was the son of the late Lieut H. E. Goldfinch, R.N. Lady Goldfinch, Flying-Officer J. H. Goldfinch, who is serving abroad, and 2 daughters, Miss Nancy Goldfinch and Mrs B. Mendl, survive him.
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- is chosen as the candidate of the United Australia party to contest the by-election in Gordon, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 1935, p 11
- uses his maiden speech in parliament to respond to Mr Lang's attack on CSR, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 November 1935, p 17
- resigns from parliament, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 July 1937, p 11
- letter from Goldfinch on the most efficient way to organise war industries, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June 1940, p 12
- says MPs are 'pestering' him to locate war contracts in their electorates, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld), 23 April 1941, p 5
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Goldfinch, Sir Philip Henry
- Goldfinch, Elizabeth Maria (mother)
- King, Phillip Parker Macarthur (uncle)
- King, Mabella Winton (aunt by marriage)
- King, Elizabeth (grandmother)
- King, Philip Gidley (grandfather)
- Knox, Edward William (employee)
- Lewis, Essington (acquaintance)
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'Goldfinch, Sir Philip Henry (1884–1943)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/goldfinch-sir-philip-henry-6414/text25524, accessed 9 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
13 April,
1884
Gosport,
Hampshire,
England
Death
7 April,
1943
(aged 58)
Roseville, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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Occupation or Descriptor
- company manager
- liberal/conservative politician
- Member of Lower House
- political activist
- right-wing activist
- sugar industry leader
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Key Organisations
- All for Australia League
- British Settlers' Welfare Committee
- Constitutional Association of New South Wales
- Old Guard
- Royal Sydney Golf Club