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Frederick Birrell
Frederick William Birrell (27 August 1869 – 20 January 1939) was an Australian typographer and politician. History Birrell was born in North Adelaide, a twin son of Eliza Birrell (née Banks) and Andrew Birrell, labourer, who married in 1865, then deserted his wife soon after Frederick and Albert Ernest Birrell were born. She and her children were helped by (later Sir) Robert Kyffin Thomas, general manager of the ''South Australian Register'', and Frederick later gained employment as a printer with ''The Register'' and in 1892 became a member of the Typographical Society of South Australia. A few years later he started work at the Labor Party newspaper, '' The Herald'', as a linotype operator. He also served as a journalist and member of its board of management. Birrell represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of North Adelaide from 1921 to 1933 for the Labor Party. He served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly The Speaker of the South Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Birrell
Frederick Ronald Birrell (7 December 1913 – 23 July 1985) was an Australian politician. History Born in Adelaide, South Australia, grandson of Robert Birrell (died 1880) and son of Frederick (c. 1877 – 31 July 1952) and May Birrell (née Moran), he was educated at state schools before becoming an auto worker. He served in the military from 1940 to 1946. From 1959 to 1963 he was the South Australian Secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Union, becoming its federal president 1961–1962. In 1958 he was president of the South Australian Trades and Labor Council. In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ... member for Port Adelaide. He held the seat until his retirement in 1974. Birrell died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
