of grain in 1911 and as a Royal Commissioner in the subsequent inquiry in 1912-13. He achieved the passage of an Apprenticeship Bill in 1927 that set up an Apprenticeship authority to oversight apprentice training. Until this date apprentice training effectively remained optional for employers. Some did it well and others ignored it. Lemmon's long term in parliament are attributed to his eye for detail, a strong focus on his parliamentary duties, his deep knowledge of parliamentary standing orders, the support of his wife and the recognition she received for her charitable work. Education Education was a great driver for himself and for others. If presentations were on offer his preference was a book on politics or economics. He received over 50 books in this way. He was President of the Working Men's College in 1910 and was the Trade Hall Council representative on the Board until 1924. He was a Member of the University of Melbourne Council in 1932 to 1939. The abolition of school fees by the government he was a member was one of his successes, but they still existed in High Schools. Lemmon had a long running dispute with the Director of Education, Martin Hansen, about fees and the strategy for delivery of education. Australian Natives' Association Lemmon was a member of the Australian Natives' Association (ANA) Carlton Branch Number 49 when he was elected in 1902 to the ANA Board. He was an ANA Board member for 41 years and an ANA Trustee for 31 years. His political career caused him to move to Williamstown where he joined the local ANA Branch No.73. In 1906 he was Vice President and went to WA to promote the Association in Western Australia. In 1911 he was elected Chief President at Warrnambool Annual Conference. He was a member of the ANA for over 50 years. He was also honorary secretary of the Victorian Association of Friendly Societies and a trustee of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Later years He died of cancer later that year at Hawthorn, His wife, two daughters and a son. His son, Nelson Lemmon, was a minister in the federal Chifley Labor government. References 1875 births 1955 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian carpenters Australian people of Anglo-Irish descent Deaths from cancer in Victoria (Australia) Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria People from Carlton, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne