Original: Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch CMG ( 29 March 1872 12 February 1953 ) , better known as Sir Hal Colebatch , was a long-serving and occasionally controversial figure in Western Australian politics .
Simplified: Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch ( 29 March 1872 -- 12 February 1953 ) was the 12th Premier of Western Australia from 17 April to 17 May 1919 .