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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1964–1967
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ... between 1964 and 1967 were indirectly elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament, with 15 members elected every three years. The most recent election was on 21 November 1963, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1964. The President was William Dickson until his death in May 1966 and then Harry Budd. References See also * Renshaw ministry * First Askin ministry {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1964-1967 Members of New South Wales parliaments by term 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor, and was first established by the ''New South Wales Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Snider
Leon Samuel Snider (1897 – 9 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in Melbourne to Polish immigrant fruit merchant Phillip Snider and Diare Rachel Pahl. He attended Scotch College and became a theatre proprietor, moving to Sydney in 1925. On 15 May 1930 he married Ruth Cohen, with whom he had three children. He was a partner in the film distribution company Snider and Dean, and also served on Woollahra Council from 1935 to 1948 (mayor in 1944). From 1943 to 1965 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ..., first as a member of the Liberal Party and from 1959 as a Country Party member. Snider died in Sydney in 1965. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Snider, Leon 1897 births 1965 deaths Liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askin–Cutler Ministry (1965–68)
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Askin–Cutler ministry may refer to several periods of New South Wales government: * Askin–Cutler ministry (1965–1968) *Askin–Cutler ministry (1968–1969) *Askin–Cutler ministry (1969–1971) *Askin–Cutler ministry (1971–1973) *Askin–Cutler ministry (1973) *Askin–Cutler ministry (1973–1975) The Askin–Cutler ministry (1973–1975) or Sixth Askin ministry was the 67th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 32nd Premier, Sir Robert Askin, of the Liberal Party in coalition with the Country Party, led by Sir C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renshaw Ministry
The Renshaw ministry was the 61st ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 31st Premier, Jack Renshaw, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the only occasion when the Government was led by Renshaw, as Premier. Renshaw was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1941 and served continuously until 1980, representing the seat of Castlereagh. Having served as the Secretary for Lands in the third McGirr ministry, Renshaw was promoted as the Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Local Government in the first and second Cahill ministries. He then served as the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for Highways in the third and fourth Cahill ministries. When Bob Heffron became Premier in 1959, Renshaw was elected as his Deputy, serving variously as the Treasurer, the Minister for Lands, the Minister for Agriculture, and the Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation in the first and second Heffron ministries. When H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (Australian Politician)
Thomas Sidney McKay (1 October 1909 – 5 January 2004) was an Australian golfer, barrister and politician. Early life McKay was born in Mosman to journalist Claude Eric Ferguson McKay and Dorothy Hope Sidney. He went to the Shore School before studying at the University of Sydney where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1931 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1934. He was an amateur golfer and on 2 August 1934 he married Odette Anita Madeline Lefebvre, who was also a golf champion, having won the NSW State championship in 1931 and 1933. They had two children before divorcing in 1946. He married a second time to Peggy Burleigh on 28 October 1949, and they had a daughter. Golfing career He was a member of the successful NSW golf team in the Men's Interstate Teams Matches in 1932, 1934, and 1937, and runners-up in 1935. He won his first major golf title in October 1934, the Australian Amateur at Royal Sydney. He won the New South Wales Amateur Championship in July 1936 at The Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Alfred John Playfair
Thomas Alfred John Playfair (13 October 1890 – 9 August 1966) was an Australian politician, military officer and meat exporter. Early life Known throughout his life as "Jack", Playfair was born at Millers Point to shipping providore and meat exporter Edmund John Playfair and Edith Creer. His grandfather John Thomas Playfair had founded a successful wholesale meat business in The Rocks, Sydney provisioning Sydney's shipping trade. Jack Playfair attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School and learned the meat trade at the Smithfield Meat Market in London in 1906 before returning to the family business in Sydney - Thomas Playfair Ltd. Military career In 1910 Playfair enlisted as a gunner in the Australian Field Artillery (New South Wales). He was promoted to lieutenant in 1913. From 1914 to 1919 Playfair served in the AIF. He was first with the 1st Field Artillery at Gallipoli, where he was seriously wounded, and then served in the 7th Field Artillery in Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Rygate
Amelia Elizabeth Mary Rygate, ''née'' Rice (27 January 1898 – 8 June 1988) was an Australian politician. She was born at Canowindra to wheat farmer Albert Rice. She attended St Mary's College in Bathurst and was a member of the Dramatic and Musical Society during World War I, organising entertainment for serving soldiers. On 7 February 1923 she married Gerald Rygate and joined the Labor Party. During World War II she organised similar entertainment as during World War I. Gerald Rygate was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1952 until his death in 1960. Not long after, in September 1961, Amelia was elected to the council as a nominee of the Independent Labor Group, which comprised those former Labor MLCs who opposed the party policy of abolishing the Legislative Council. Her election was made possible with the assistance of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Bowen
Fred William Bowen (22 September 1906 – 27 October 1980) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to polisher Fred Williams Bowen and Georgina Brown. He was educated at Orange Grove, Leichhardt and Petersham and became an upholsterer. He was active in the union movement, having joined the Labor Party in 1923. On 10 October 1936 he married Edna Laurie Moore, with whom he had three sons. A member of the Furnishing Trades Society of New South Wales, he was assistant secretary in 1948 and secretary from 1951 to 1977, as well as president from 1944 to 1945. From 1958 to 1965 he was vice-president of the Labor Council, and from 1965 to 1975 he was president of that body. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Boland
Norman Thomas Boland (31 March 1900 – 14 April 1970) was an Australian politician. He was born in Millie to grazier Matthew Boland and Alice Agnes Mullens. He was educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, and became a solicitor at Moree. He was twice married: first, on 12 January 1927, to Lena Mary Margaret Palmer, with whom he had seven children, and secondly, on 28 May 1962, to Marie O'Keefe. From 1966 to 1970 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council; he was associated with the Independent Labor Group. Boland was in ill health for most of his political career and died in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ... in 1970. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boland, Norman 1900 births 1970 deaths Independent Labor Group politicians Members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ford (Australian Politician)
George Thomas Ford (10 October 1907 – 30 July 1966) was an Australian politician. He was born at Fairy Hill near Casino to labourer George Thomas Ford and Maud Williams. The family moved to Parramatta and he was educated by the Marist Brothers. He worked as a labourer in a biscuit factor from 1928 to 1941, when he enlisted in the AIF, serving in New Guinea. From 1945 to 1950 he was a builders labourer, and from 1950 to 1954 he worked as a paint maker. In 1954 he became assistant secretary of the Federal Miscellaneous Workers' Union, holding that position until his death. From 1964 to 1966 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th .... Ford died at Lidcombe in 1966. He married three times: firstly to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Keighley
William Geoffrey Keighley OAM (10 January 1925 – 14 June 2005) was an English barrister, businessman, first-class cricketer, farmer, grazier and legislator. Keighley was born in Nice, France. His family had business interests in Bradford, West Yorkshire and New South Wales. He was educated at the Tudor House preparatory school in New South Wales, Eton and Trinity College, Oxford. He received private coaching from the Yorkshire and England cricketer Herbert Sutcliffe (who was a friend of his mother's from Bradford). He captained the Eton XI, before going up to Oxford. After being called up by the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was trained as a navigator, but never flew on operations. Upon returning to Oxford, he was awarded a blue. As a stylish right-handed batsman, he scored 105 versus South Africa in his second match, and 99 versus Cambridge University in 1947. His highest innings was 110 versus Surrey at Headingley in 1951. He held the second wicket partnership of 226 (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Cahill
James Edward Cahill (15 April 1903 – 21 August 1978) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1953 until 1956. He was also an indirectly elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1965 and 1970. He was a member of the Labor Party (ALP). Cahill was born in the farming community of Blackville near Quirindi, New South Wales and was the son of a schoolteacher. Cyril Cahill a member of the Legislative Council between 1961 and 1977, was his brother (but neither was related to ALP Premier Joe Cahill). Educated at Tamworth High School, Jim Cahill qualified as a licensed pharmacist. He owned a chemist's shop in Armidale and became involved in community organisations including Lions and the Chamber of Commerce. Having joined the local branch of the ALP in 1930, he served part-time in the Militia for five years. After two unsuccessful attempts, Cahill was elected to the parliament as the Labor m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
