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Ross Story
Clarence Ross Story (16 January 1920 – 9 May 1991), was a farmer and politician in the State of South Australia. History Story was born to Frank W. Story (January 1890 – ) and Mrs. Story (née Ross) of Renmark, at St. Peters, South Australia. He served in World War II, and was a fruitgrower and nurseryman in Renmark. He was a member of the Renmark North and Chaffey Agricultural Bureau and was president of the Upper Murray Ex-servicemen's Land Settlement Association and a member of the Loxton Soldiers' Settlement Advisory Committee and an active member of the Renmark sub-branch of the Returned Services League. He was a Liberal and Country League candidate at both the 1950 and 1953 elections for the seat of Chaffey, but was unable to shift the sitting member, Independent William MacGillivray. He was elected to a Midland seat on the Legislative Council in February 1955 to fill a seat made vacant by the death of Reginald Rudall, and held it until July 1975. In 1981 he was m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and second smallest state by population. It has a total of 1.8 million people. Its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 33,233. South Australia shares borders with all of the other mainland states, as well as the Northern Territory; it is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria, and to the south by the Great Australian Bight.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
