William McCulloch GollanCBE (15 June 1885 – 4 October 1968) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1962. He was a member of the Labor Party. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1953 and 1959.[1]
Early life
Gollan was born in Woodburn, New South Wales and was the son of a farmer, John Gollan. He was educated at Lismore Public School and initially worked as a bush worker in rural New South Wales. After several years abroad in South Africa, he later lived in Sydney and owned various businesses including a chain of butcher shops and hotels.[1] Gollan was the owner of the Gollan Hotel in Lismore, where Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stayed one night on 9 February 1954 during their Australian tour.[2][3][4]
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^"APPOINTMENTS". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 59. New South Wales, Australia. 27 March 1953. p. 945. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via Trove.