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Hyman Goldstein (politician)
Hyman Goldstein (1876 – 3 September 1928) was an Australian politician. He was a Nationalist member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Eastern Suburbs from 1922 until 1925, and Coogee from 1927 to his death in 1928. Federal Nationalist MP Thomas Ley, an enemy of Goldstein's who was later convicted of murder in England, is often held responsible for his death. Background Goldstein was born in London, to tailor Solomon Goldstein and his wife Hannah, formerly Cohen. Arriving in Australia in 1888, he was educated at Crown Street Public School, before becoming a businessman. He married Olive Hopkins, with whom he had two sons, in 1903. In 1922, he was elected as one of the five members for Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, but he was defeated at the state election three years later. He returned to Parliament as the member for Coogee after the end of proportional representation in 1927. Death Goldstein was a shareholder in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Randwick
His/Her Worship the Mayor of Randwick is the head of Randwick City Council, which is the local government area covering the southeastern suburbs of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 1 April 1859 as the Municipality of Randwick, under the terms of the ''Municipalities Act of 1858'', the first leaders of the Council were titled "Chairman" until the 1858 act was replaced by the ''Municipalities Act of 1867'', which introduced the title of "Mayor". On 28 June 1973, the council was dismissed and placed under the control of government administrators after an inquiry into the council's handling of Development Applications, finding significant undeclared conflicts-of-interest between councillors and local developments. It remained under administration until 24 September 1977. On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council were to be known as "Councillor", replacing the former title of "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Deaths
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dunningham
John Montgomery Dunningham (21 January 1884 – 26 May 1938) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to labourer John Dunningham and Annie, ''née'' Fowler. He attended Forest Lodge Public School and St. James College in Sydney before working as a clerk at the School of Arts library. On 22 February 1913, he married Mary Agnes Britnall Hossack, with whom he had a son. He continued to work as a clerk in various positions, and served on Randwick Council from 1917 to 1931 (mayor 1927–28). In 1928 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Th ... member for Coogee; he was appointed Minister for Labour and Industry in 1932. In that year, he also served on the council of the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob O'Halloran
Robert Emmet O'Halloran (6 June 1888 – 1 December 1974) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly spanning 27 years, representing Eastern Suburbs between 1920 and 1927 and Orange between 1941 and 1947. Early years O'Halloran was born in Euchareena, New South Wales to Rose and Michael Conlon O'Halloran, a newspaper proprietor, who was involved in the early history of the Labor Party. He was educated at Christian Brothers' College, Waverley, Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview; and studied law at The University of Sydney from 1908–1909. He entered the New South Wales public service; eventually rising to become head of the Deceased Soldiers' Estate Department, Public Trustee's office on election to Parliament. He was a director of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1931, Dental Hospital; president of Government employees' section clerks' Union; trustee of Sydney Cricket Ground. New South Wales state political caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Fallon
Cyril Joseph Fallon (1887 – 20 April 1948) was an Australian politician. He was born in Surry Hills to tailor John Fallon and Katherine, ''née'' Macken. Educated at St Joseph's College and the University of Sydney ( BA 1908, MB 1913), he became a medical practitioner in Randwick, and also lectured in classics. In 1916, he married Mildred Mary Hunt, with whom he had five children. He spent three years as a medical examiner for the Department of Education, and was a member of the Australian Industrial Christian Fellowship Council in 1923. In 1922, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as one of the members for Eastern Suburbs, representing the sectarian Catholic Democratic Party. By 1925, the party had collapsed and Fallon contested the election as an "Independent Catholic", but was defeated. He died at Darlinghurst Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Jaques
Harold Vivian Jaques (29 January 1882 – 27 September 1952) was an Australian politician. Early life and education He was born at Petersham in Sydney to solicitor Alfred Edmund Jaques and Catherine Harriett, ''née'' Sutton. He attended Abbey School at Beckenham in Kent before returning to Australia, first to Bowral then to Sydney Church of England Grammar School, and finally to the University of Sydney, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1904 and a Bachelor of Law in 1906. Career Jaques was called to the Bar in 1907 and spent three years as an associate to High Court Justice Sir Edmund Barton. In 1912, he served as chairman of the Coal and Shale Mining (West) Wages Board, and during World War I served in the Royal Field Artillery. Attaining the rank of second lieutenant, he was severely wounded in action and had a leg amputated. In 1920, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Nationalist member for Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Oakes
Charles William Oakes (30 November 1861 – 2 July 1928) was an Australian politician. Early life Oakes was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, to Agnes Jane Revelle and James Richard Oakes, a storekeeper. He was educated at state schools in Sydney, after which he became a jeweller and watchmaker. He was involved in local politics as a member of Paddington Council. He married Elizabeth Gregory on 1 September 1885. Political career In 1901, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Liberal Reform candidate for Paddington, and was re-elected in 1904 and 1907. He was appointed a minister without portfolio in the Wade ministry in 1907 until 1910, when he was one of three ministers defeated at the election. In 1913, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Commonwealth Liberal Party Senator from New South Wales, he was not re-elected in the double dissolution election the following year. Oakes returned to state politics and the Legislative Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Septimus Alldis
Septimus Denbigh Alldis (5 February 1886 – 22 July 1929) was an Australian politician. He was born at Gong Gong to James Ford Walter Alldis and Sarah, ''née'' Jones. On 22 March 1913 he married Maggie Hamilton Thomson. A schoolteacher, he taught in Orange from 1901 and also studied at the University of Sydney, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He taught at Cleveland Street Intermediate High School from 1919 to 1925 and later taught classics at Burwood High School. In 1925 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Labor member for Eastern Suburbs. When single-member districts were reintroduced, he contested Labor preselection for Woollahra and lost; he ran as an Independent Labor candidate and was defeated. He returned to teaching, primarily classics, after his defeat and wrote several Latin textbooks. Alldis died in 1929 at Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millicent Preston-Stanley
Millicent Preston-Stanley (9 September 1883 – 23 June 1955) was an Australian feminist and politician who served as the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In 1925, she became the second woman to enter government in Australia. She was also among the first women in New South Wales to become Justices of the Peace and served as president of the Women Justices Association from 1923 to 1926. Throughout her life, Preston-Stanley advocated for women's rights, health reform, and temperance. In 1925, Preston-Stanley became the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the Eastern Suburbs as a member of the Nationalist Party, one of the historic predecessor parties to today's Liberal Party. After a failed bid in the 1921 election, she picked the seat up in May 1925, which she held until September 1927. Personal life Millicent Fanny Stanley was born in Sydney in 1883. She was the daughter of Augustine Stanley, a greengr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Foster (New South Wales Politician, Born 1865)
William Frederick Foster (29 August 1865 – 21 July 1936) was an Australian building contractor, businessman, politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life William Foster was born in Brisbane to builder William Foster and Rebecca, ''née'' Harwood, who were English migrants. The family initially moved to Melbourne, where William was educated at a public school. They then relocated to Sydney while William was a teenager. Building career Foster started life as a carpenter in 1882, and he held various jobs with building-related companies, eventually becoming a partner in a successful construction business with his father and brother in 1883. In 1891, he established his own firm in the building industry, ''W. F. Foster and Co''. He served as an executive member on numerous boards and committees. He was a member of the Master Builders' Association of New South Wales from 1914 to 1921, serving as vice-president in 1916-17 and president i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
