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NameGrey, KeithOccupationFarmer, Mayor.Place of ResidenceAlbion ParkBiographyKeith Grey was an alderman and mayor of Shellharbour Municipal Council who dedicated a lifetime of service to local government and the Shellharbour community.

In 1936, he was elected alderman which began a career spanning 41 consecutive years, 14 of which he served as mayor, and six of which he served as deputy mayor. He was widely known and highly regarded in the Shellharbour community.

Among Keith’s most notable achievements during his time in local government, was the bringing of the water supply to the municipality in 1955. He pioneered the Home Nursing Service and the first Baby Health Centre was established at Albion Park, mainly due to his hard work. In 1949 he accepted the prestigious AR Bluett Memorial Award won by Shellharbour Municipal Council for excellence in Local Government.

Keith met Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions when she visited the area, and welcomed home Olympic gold medal champion Beverley Whitfield, in his capacity as mayor.

Keith also served as a member and chairman of the Illawarra County Council and as an executive member of the Local Government Association for 22 years.

The Grey family were a renowned dairying family in Shellharbour. Keith’s parents Theo and Ada moved from Jerrara to ‘The Meadows’ at Calderwood in the late 1920’s. Keith carried on his father’s development of the Jersey herd and spent nine years as a committee member of the Jersey Herd Society. In 1947, at the request of the NSW Milk Board, Keith began delivering milk from the farm, largely to Oak Flats, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Keith was a foundation member of local Lions, Bowling and RSL Clubs. He was a Life Member of the Albion Park Agricultural Society and a top rugby player with the Albion Park club for 20 years. Keith was Worshipful Grand Master of Lodge Kiama, and a Sergeant in the Local Defence Force during WWII.

In 1975, he was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to local government. Keith Grey Oval at Albion Park is named in his honour.
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The Royal Agricultural Show

Slab Building On Don Grey's Farm 'The Meadows'

Official Opening of the Additions to Municipality of Shellharbour Council Chambers, Albion Park

Local Government Conference Grafton NSW 1947

Robert (Bob) Grey

Roy O'Gorman and Keith Grey

Aldermen and Town Clerk's

Shellharbour Municipal Mayor Keith Grey 1946-1957, 1959-1960, 1971-1972

Keith Gordon Grey

HT Fowles MLA, The Hon JB Renshaw, Mayor Keith Grey & Dr TH Upton

Dr TH Upton, Mayor Keith Grey & The Hon JB Renshaw

Mayor Keith Grey making a presentation to T H Upton, President MWB

Mayor Keith Grey & T H Upton at the official opening of water supply to Albion Park and Oak Flats 1955

Ald Keith Grey

Alderman Keith Grey

Harry Spicer, Allan Beaton, Mayor Bob Harrison, Ray Hippisley & Keith Grey

Mayor Keith G Grey and Town Clerk F D Bolin with the 1948 A R Bluett Memorial Award

Mayor Keith Grey, Premier J. J. Cahill, Aldermen and officials gathered outside the Ocean Beach Hotel

Keith Grey with 'Orchid', Champion Jersey Cow at Sydney Royal Show

MP Howard Fowles, Bob Graham (Manager Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy factory), J. J. Cahill (NSW Premier) and Keith Grey (Mayor)

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Lancers and Light Horse Collection - Theodore James Grey

Shellharbour Municipal Council

Keith Grey

Albion Park Club, South Coast Rugby League 1st Grade Premiers

Photograph Of Group Next To Dapto/Wollongong Bus

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Kiama Lodge No 35

Albion Park Agricultural Horticultural and Industrial Society

Albion Park Bowling Club

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Grey, Robert (Bob)

Grey, Theodore James

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Bluett Award

Alderman Keith Grey, Albion Park, c. 1970.

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