| 词条 | Romeo Lahey |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Romeo Lahey | honorific_suffix = M.B.E | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Romeo Lahey.jpg | image_size = 200px | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Romeo Watkins Lahey | birth_date = 2 June 1887 | birth_place = Pimpama, Queensland, Australia | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = 26 October 1968 (aged 81) | death_place = Yeronga, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Australian | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = Australian | education = | alma_mater = University of Sydney | occupation = Army officer engineer Timber merchant National parks advocate | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | influences = | influenced = | home_town = | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = David Lahey (father) Jane Jemima (mother) | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }}Romeo Watkins Lahey, M.B.E, (2 June 1887{{spaced ndash}}26 October 1968) was an Australian businessman, civil servant and conservationist.[1] Early lifeRomeo Watkins Lahey[2] was born 2 June 1887[3] in Pimpama, Queensland, Australia.[4][5] His father was David Lahey, an Irish-born farmer and timber miller, and his mother was Jane Jemima (née Walmsley), a homemaker.[6] Lahey was one of four children, with one sister and two brothers: Frances Vida Lahey, Noel Alaric Lahey and Percival Ethelburt Lahey.[7] EducationLahey received his education at Pimpama State school, Junction Park State School, Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School; his first job was as a clerk at AMP Limited. Lahey studied civil engineering at the University of Sydney.[8] After World War I, he took up town planning at London University.[8][9] CareerA keen explorer, Lahey enjoyed roaming the forests with his spare time. His father, David Lahey, also one of Tamborine Shire Council's councillors, inspired Lahey to be a conservationist.[8] He had exhibited a high degree of conservationism from a young age. Recognising the value in preserving the forests, he tirelessly campaigned, which resulted in the establishment of Lamington National Park in July 1915.[4][10][11][12] In World War I, he enlisted in the army, serving with the 3rd Divisional Engineers, initially attaining the rank of second lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1917.[7] Lahey served on ship A29 HMAT Suevic.[13] During World War II, Lahey served again in the army, ranking as a major.[6] In April 1930, Lahey founded the National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ), where he served as president till his death in 1968.[6] Lahey, NPAQ secretary[14] Arthur Groom and a few supporters of theirs are credited for founding Queensland Holiday Resorts Limited and establishing Binna Burra Mountain Lodge, located next to Lamington National Park.[8] Lahey was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1960.[4] Personal lifeIn 1919, after returning to Australia, Romeo Watkins Lahey married Sybil Delpratt, the youngest daughter of HJ Delpratt, in St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. They had three children: David, Alison and Ann.[8] DeathOn 26 October 1968,[15][16] Lahey died at his home in Yeronga, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was cremated with Anglican rites.[6] LegacyIn 1970, the QueenslandGovernment opened a lookout named Kamurun in his memory at Lamington National Park.[8] References{{Portal|Australia|Biography}}1. ^{{cite book|title=A Pioneer Conservationist Romeo Watkins Lahey MBE, ME (1887–1968): Talk Given to the Lamington Natural History Association Incorporated at the Environmental Study Centre, Binna Burra, on 13th March 1999 |author=Shirley Lahey |year=1999 }} 2. ^{{cite book|title=One Mountain After Another |location=Sydney |publisher=Angus and Robertson |author=Arthur Groom |page=73 |year=1951 }} 3. ^{{cite book|title=With Love & Fury: Selected Letters of Judith Wright |author=Judith Wright |year=2006 |page=416 |isbn=9780642276254 |publisher=National Library of Australia }} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Exhibitions/Top150/101-125/Pages/122.aspx |title=Number 122 – Lecture slides of Romeo Watkins Lahey MBE |publisher=Queensland Government – Queensland State Archives |accessdate=31 December 2012 }} 5. ^{{cite book|title=From 1915 to the early 1980s: a history of Queensland |author=Ross Fitzgerald |year=1984 |publisher=University of Queensland Press |isbn=9780702217340 |page=87 }} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography |volume=9 |publisher=Melbourne University Press |year=1983 }} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P04598.001 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |title=P04598.001 |accessdate=1 January 2013 }} 8. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.visitscenicrim.com.au/in-the-beginning/very-famous-locals/romeo-lahey/ |title=Romeo Watkins Lahey – A Man of Vision |publisher=Scenic Rim |accessdate=31 December 2012 }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/137095/Bold_But_Faithfull_p5-8.pdf |title=Bold But Faithful |accessdate=28 February 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lamingtonnationalpark.net.au/Documents/Other/park.htm |title=Declaration of the National Park |publisher=Lamington National Park |accessdate=1 January 2013 }} 11. ^{{cite news|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=31 March 1930 |title=The National Park |page=23 }} 12. ^{{Cite book|title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Queensland Environmental Protection Agency |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |location= |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |page=18 }} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/person.asp?p=333318 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |accessdate=1 January 2013 |title=First World War Embarkation Roll – Romeo Watkins Lahey }} 14. ^{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) |page=2662 |year=1975 |publisher=Australia. Parliament. Senate }} 15. ^{{cite book|title=Romeo Watkins Lahey, 2 June 1887 – 26 October 1968 |author=Ann Neale |year=1996 }} 16. ^{{cite book|title=Cardwell Shire Story |author=Dorothy Jones |location=Brisbane |year=1961 }} External links
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