Alfred Francis Kneebone (16 November 1905 – 18 February 2004), known as Frank Kneebone,
was a politician in the state of
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 ...
. He represented the
Labor Party in Central District No. 1 of the
Legislative Council of South Australia
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from 1961 to 1975.
History
Kneebone was born in
Coolgardie, Western Australia, the second son of journalist
Harry Kneebone who later became a member of the
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible governme ...
and then a
Senator
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for South Australia.
Alfred (known as Frank) was elected to the
South Australian Legislative Council
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for
Labor at
a by-election held on 16 September 1961, filling the seat made vacant by the death of
Frank Condon
Frank Condon, MA, MFA, (b. Derbyshire, England, 1943) is a playwright and theatrical production director, the founding Artistic Director of River Stage, in Sacramento, California, and a professor of theatre at Cosumnes River College. Condon is ...
. He briefly held the post of Minister of Railways in 1965; Labour and Industry and Minister of Transport 1965–1968; Minister of Irrigation, Lands and Repatriation 1970–1975. He served as Chief Secretary 1973–1975. He held the seat until
July 1975, when by the Act of 1973 the Council reverted to being elected by the State as a single electorate.
He died on .
References
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Members of the South Australian Legislative Council
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia
1905 births
2004 deaths
20th-century Australian politicians