▁Hol me ) ▁and ▁the ▁Rev ▁James ▁Adams ▁N olan . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁ ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁and ▁Queensland ▁Method ist ▁Conference . ▁His ▁mother ▁worked ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union . ▁ ▁After ▁early ▁years ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁I ps wich ▁Method ist ▁District , ▁N olan ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁He ▁attended ▁Fort ▁Street ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁then ▁New ington ▁College ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁N olan ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁served ▁articles ▁with ▁Regin ald ▁Cow lish aw , ▁of ▁Rob son ▁and ▁Cow lish aw ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Man ly ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Turner , ▁N olan ▁& ▁Company . ▁ ▁Public ▁office ▁ ▁N olan ▁first ▁served ▁on ▁Man ly ▁Council ▁as ▁an ▁al der man ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁For ▁three ▁terms ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁was ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Man ly ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁the ▁council