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Rod Oliver
Roderick Carson Oliver (8 March 1922 – 24 September 2005) was an Australian politician, who was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Alice Springs from 1977 to 1980. Early life Oliver was born in Melbourne where his father was a tailor. During the Great Depression, his father decided to return the family to their grazing roots, and they moved to a sheep station in Euston, New South Wales when he was 12. At the age of 17, they moved to Balranald. In 1941, Oliver enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force during World War II. During army training, he first visited Alice Springs where he would later return. After his discharge from the army, he met and married Eleanor Lewis, a hairdresser. They lived in Melbourne for several years, then moved to the Northern Territory where Oliver worked as a pastoral inspector for the Australian public service. Political career He was the member for Alice Springs in the Northern Territory Legislative Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Division Of Alice Springs
Alice Springs was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. One of the Legislative Assembly's original electorates, it was first contested at the 1974 election, and was named after the town of Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al .... It was abolished in 1983 and replaced by the new seats of Araluen, Braitling and Sadadeen. Members for Alice Springs Election results Elections in the 1970s * Preferences were not distributed. * Preferences were not distributed. * Preferences were not distributed. Elections in the 1980s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alice Springs Former electoral divisions of the Northern Territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |