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Bill Mair
William Philip Mair (17 September 1900 – 30 August 1964) was an Australian politician. He was born in Tyabb, Victoria, Tyabb to carpenter and orchardist Robert Mair and Elizabeth Phillis Harrison. He attended local state schools and followed his father in becoming an orchardist. On 6 June 1926 he married Violet Victoria Henrietta Barren, with whom he had three sons. He was active in the local agricultural community, and served on City of Frankston, Frankston and Hastings Shire Council from 1948 to 1960, with a term as president from 1952 to 1953. In 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal and Country Party member for South Eastern Province. He served until his death in Southport, Queensland, Southport in Queensland in 1964. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mair, Bill 1900 births 1964 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyabb, Victoria
Tyabb is a township and semi rural locality on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Tyabb recorded a population of 3,449 at the 2021 census. Tyabb is within an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Tyabb, Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, and Somerville. It is served by the Tyabb railway station on the Stony Point railway line. Statistically it is part of Greater Melbourne. Mornington Peninsula's first Dog only café is located out the back of the Tyabb Packing House. History ''Tyabb'' is derived from the Boonwurrung word ''jouap'', one of the recorded names for French Island. The Post Office opened on 9 March 1891 shortly after the arrival of the railway in 1889. The local area was well known as a fruit growing area in the early twentieth century and was identified by the "TYCOS" brand, which was the name used by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |