Physical description

A booklet of 68 pages including some photographic illustrations and an index. The book is signed the title page: "Cleaver E. Bunton" 1988

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

Cleaver Bunton was born in Albury on 5 May 1902, son of Ernest Edward Bunton and Matilda Caroline nee Luhrs. He left school at 13 and initially worked as a clerk in a solicitor's office before becoming an accountant. He was also involved in Albury sporting and community affairs, playing Australian rules football with the Albury Football Club, becoming captain-coach and club secretary at 17.

In recognition of his role in Albury, Cleaver was encouraged to run for a position on the Albury Municipal Council, and was elected in 1925 at the age of 22, the youngest person ever elected to a council to that time. After initially retiring in 1931 from Council, he returned to the council in 1937. He was elected Mayor of Albury in 1945, serving from 1946 until August 1976 (with brief breaks in 1961 and 1972–73).

In 1954 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service as the Mayor of Albury. In 1979 Cleaver was recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australian in recognition of service to Local Government.
He died in Albury on 20 January 1999.

This memoir is a light-hearted reflection on aspects of Cleaver Bunton’s life.