George Keyatta

	George Keyatta George Keyatta (20 December 1895 – 25 August 1962) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Keyatta was born in Townsville, Queensland, the son of Gabriel Annick Keyatta and his wife Annie (née Sorotti) and was educated at Townsville West State School and St Mary's Convent School. Upon leaving school he was a painter and wharf labourer. In 1947 he married Emily Mary McMenamin. Keyatta died in August 1962. Public career Keyatta was an alderman with the Townsville City Council from 1929 to 1935. When the member for Townsville, Maurice Hynes died in March 1939, Keyatta, representing the Labor Party, won the resulting by-election, defeating his three opponents, all of them being barristers.Motion of Condolence — [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Electoral District Of Townsville Townsville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and Palm Island. Significant features in Townsville within the electorate are; The Strand, the Port of Townsville, Townsville Airport, RAAF Garbutt, Castle Hill, Museum of Tropical Queensland, Reef HQ, various administrative centres for Local, State and federal Governments. Suburbs of Townsville within the Electorate include; Townsville, North Ward, Castle Hill, Belgian Gardens, West End, Hyde Park, Garbutt, Mount Louisa, Currajong, Railway Estate, South Townsville, Rowes Bay, Bohle and Pallarenda. Two populated islands fall within the electorate; Magnetic Island and Palm Island, each have about 2500 residents, 93% of Palm Island's inhabitants are Indigenous. This State electorate falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1939 Townsville State By-election This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 Third Reich * Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. * The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. * The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. The rest of the world * In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. * First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. * The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. * Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. * Philipp Etter took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]