Bill married[1]Nita Maria Fittler on Wednesday, 5th January 1949 in St Mary's Catholic Church, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thu 24 Feb 1949, Page 15, Cox — Fittler[2].
Cox — Fittler
The marriage was celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Presbytery, by Rev. Father H. McKillop, on January 5th, of Nita Maria, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Church Street, Mudgee, and Albert William, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cox, Brooklyn", Tallawang. The bride's sister, Patricia, assisted as bridesmaids, while Kae and Jill Phillips (cousins of the bride) were flower girls. Mr. J. E. Taylor, of Baradine, friend of the groom, was best man. The honeymoon was spent at 'Lapstone Hotel', Gosford and Terrigal, and the future home of the young couple will be in Mudgee.
Served 38 years on committee Mudgee Show Society, then patron and president[3]
Australian Honours
Bill Cox MBE was awarded the The Order of the British Empire - Member (Civil) (Imperial).
On 31st of December, 1980 Clr Albert William COX[4] was awarded the The Order of the British Empire - Member (Civil) (Imperial) for services to In recognition of service to local government.
Bill Cox
Bill Cox Square commemorates Councillor A. W. (Bill) Cox, who served on the Mudgee Municipal Council from 1953 to 2002. He was Mayor of Mudgee for 12 years during this period.
Elected To Mudgee Municipal Council On 11 December 1953 Served Continually Until His Passing Mayor For 12 years
Awarded Member Of The British Empire For Services Local Government Presented By Governor Sir Roden Cutler on 31 December 1980
`A Faithful Servant Of The People And A True Gentleman`
This Civic Precinct Was Dedicated To His Memory On The 50th Anniversary Of His Election To Local Government
Councillor Denis Yeo, Mayor
Mudgee Shire Council
Bill passed away on Thursday, 7th November 2002, late of Mudgee[6], New South Wales, Australia, aged 77 years, 6 days, and is interred[7] at Mudgee Cemetery, Buckaroo, New South Wales, Methodist Section, Row E.
↑Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 17 Feb 2022), Index entry for ALBERT WILLIAM COX and NITA MARIE FITTLER; District: MUDGEE; Registration Number: 6274/1949
↑ 1949 'Cox — Fittler', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 24 February, p. 15. , viewed 17 Feb 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156348414
↑ Monuments Australia Bill Cox accessed 18 Jul 2022
↑Ryerson Index accessed 18 Jul 2022. Death notice: Albert William COX on Thursday, 7 Nov 2002, Aged: 77 late of Mudgee. Published Tue, 12 Nov 2002 in the Mudgee Guardian.
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