Ernest Arthur Prior (1877–1947)
The Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. Ernest Arthur Prior, died suddenly at his home at Seaforth yesterday morning. He was 70.
Mr. Prior was present in court last Friday, and suffered no illness immediately before his death.
He was appointed Chief Industrial Magistrate in 1928. Previously, he had been a stipendiary magistrate at Wollongong and a police magistrate at Nyngan.
Mr. Prior was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court in 1923. He had the distinction of being the first State Civil servant to be admitted as a solicitor after the amendment of the Supreme Court rules.
He is survived by a son and a daughter, Mr. J. H. Prior and Mrs. Marjorie Macpherson.
The funeral will take place at Northern Suburbs Crematorium at 3.30 p.m. to-day, after service at St. Mathew's Church, Manly, at 2.30 p.m.
Original publication
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Prior, William Henry (brother)
- Prior, Robert Eric (brother)
- Prior, Claude Esdaile (brother)
Citation details
'Prior, Ernest Arthur (1877–1947)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/prior-ernest-arthur-24348/text33089, accessed 19 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1877
Wilcannia,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
15 September,
1947
(aged ~ 70)
Seaforth, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
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.