Ephraim Jubilee Explained

Ephraim Jubilee
Office1:Nominated Member of the Legislative Council
Term1:1961–1964
Death Date:24 October 1979 (aged 54)
Death Place:Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Ephraim Jubilee (died 24 October 1979) was a Papua New Guinean educator, magistrate and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1961 until 1964.

Biography

A Tolai from Ratavul village, Jubilee attended Nodup school and subsequently trained to be a teacher at Kerevat Education Centre.[1] He started work as a teacher in 1941 and remained in the profession for 27 years.[2] He was appointed to the Legislative Council following the 1961 elections, serving until 1964. Shortly after his election, he was made a member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations Trusteeship Council.[3]

In 1968 Jubilee was appointed a magistrate in Rabaul. Following independence, he contested the Rabaul Open seat in the 1977 elections, but finished third behind John Kaputin and Albert Burua.[4] In January 1978 he was appointed a District Supervising Magistrate of the village courts in East Britain.[5]

Married with seven children,[5] he died in Rabaul in October 1979 following a long illness.[2] [6]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1220070736/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1255602401&partId=nla.obj-1220199448#page/n42/mode/1up Australian Representation
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250494334 Jubilee's last wish unity for Tolai people
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1220070736/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1255602023&partId=nla.obj-1220201286#page/n33/mode/1up Trusteeship Council: Australian Delegation
  4. http://devpolicy.org/pngelections/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PNG-Election-Results-Book-27-3-17.pdf Papua New Guinea Election Results 1972–2012
  5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250328857 Courts posting
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339035381/view?partId=nla.obj-339061581#page/n80/mode/1up Ephraim Jubilee