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Jack Holden (politician)
Jack Bruce Holden (10 April 1921 – 6 February 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in Moonee Ponds to produce merchant John Henry Holden and Ada Wanstall. He attended University High School and became a clerk with the Customs Department in 1935. During World War II he served with the Royal Australian Air Force. On 5 November 1943 he married Lisbeth Gilbertson Hutton, with whom he had three children; this marriage was later dissolved. After the war he succeeded his father as proprietor of the family produce firm. In 1955 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal and Country Party member for Moonee Ponds. He served until his defeat in 1967. He was subsequently a partner in an architects' firm, and on 11 June 1976 married Shirley Heather Dawn, who predeceased him. Holden retired in 1974 and on 17 August 1992 married Ella Winifred Hillier. He died in 2002 at Mandurah in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Moonee Ponds recorded a population of 16,224 at the 2021 census. Moonee Ponds is home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse. Demographics In Moonee Ponds 69.9% of people were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were Italy 5.4%, India 2.6%, England 2.3%, Greece 1.5%, and New Zealand 1.5%. 70.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 8.8%, Greek 3.6%, Cantonese 1.0%, Spanish 0.9% and Mandarin 0.9%. Sport Essendon Royals Soccer Club is located in Moonee Ponds and plays in the Victorian State League. The suburb has an Australian rules football team, Maribyrnong Park playing in the Essendon District Football League, and another, Moonee Valley Football Club, based at Ormond Park competing in the same league. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Edmunds
Cyril Thomas Edmunds (24 October 1925 – 2 February 2003) was an Australian politician. He was born in Essendon to plumber Cyril Edmunds and Gertrude Victoria Jeffreys. He attended local state schools and served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1943 to 1945, as a coxswain in the South Pacific Air Sea Rescue Service. On his return he became a lithographer, managing a printing factory. On 14 June 1952 he married Vivienne Amy Ballantine; they had three children. In 1952 he joined the Labor Party, and held several local offices. In 1967 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Moonee Ponds; he would serve until 1988, transferring to Ascot Vale in 1976 and Pascoe Vale in 1988. He was Opposition spokesman on housing and planning from 1972 to 1977 and on police and emergency services from 1977 to 1982, as well as Opposition whip from 1976 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1982. When Labor won government in 1982 he was elected Speaker, serving until his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Essendon, Victoria
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Royal Australian Air Force Personnel Of World War II
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Members Of The Victorian Legislative Assembly
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Liberal Party Of Australia Members Of The Parliament Of Victoria
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1921 Births
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Samuel Merrifield
Samuel Merrifield (6 February 1904 – 24 August 1982) was an Australian politician. He was born at Moonee Ponds to carpenter William Merrifield and Sarah Semmens. He attended local state schools and Essendon High School, becoming a qualified surveyor in 1925. He worked with the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board until 1930, but was unemployed from 1931 to 1935 when he resumed his previous job. On 7 March 1936 he married Margaret Lillian Smith. After a brief stint with the State Electricity Commission he worked for the Department of the Interior from 1940 to 1943. A Labor Party member from 1922, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1943 as the member for Essendon. He transferred to Moonee Ponds in 1945, and from 1952 to 1955 was Minister of Public Works. He was defeated in 1955, and served on Keilor City Council from 1955 to 1958. In 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Doutta Galla Province Doutta Galla Province was an el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University High School, Melbourne
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Western Australia
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