| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate |
| Editors | Geoffrey Browne, Kay Walsh, Joel Bateman and Hari Gupta |
| Place of Publication | Carlton, Victoria |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing) |
| Pages | 529pp |
| Volume | 4 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 0522849210 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Abstract
Oliver Uppill, farmer, was born at his fathers farm at Nantawarra, South Australia, on 9 May 1876, the second of four sons and five daughters born to Robert Uppill and his wife Olivia, née Plush. The Uppills were a pioneering Methodist farming family with many ties in the district. The Uppill children were educated at Balaklava Public School and privately. Balaklava, the centre of rich grazing and wheat country, north of Adelaide, later became an important rail junction for the surrounding area. Uppill took up farming at Balaklava and on 17 August 1904 married Gertrude Caroline Murray, at the church of St Mary of Bethany, Goyder. He was a member and secretary (c. 1908-10) of the Balaklava branch of the Agricultural Bureau. He was also a member, then vice-president, and from 1919 to 1920 president, of the Balaklava and Dalkey Agricultural Society. After World War I he became active in politics at the state level. From 1920 to 1923, he served as president of the Liberal Union, and from 1923 to 1924 of its successor, the Liberal Federation. He was a producers representative on the board of the State Bank of South Australia in the Depression years between 1928 and 1934 and was assistant director (193234) of the Farmers Debts Adjustment Department.[i]