Arthur Edward Allanby "Allan" Viney OAM (29 July 1919 – 13 June 2008) was an Australian politician and Liberal Party member of the

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Legislative Assembly. Viney represented the electorate of

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(1971–1978). Born in Sydney, Viney was educated at Mortlake Primary School and Fort Street Boys High School. From 1938 to 1940 he served with the Australian military forces. In 1940 and 1941 he served with the Second Australian Imperial Force. Between 1941 and 1943, he served in the Anti-tank Artillery Regiment. Allan joined the Liberal Party and was a member of the

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from 13 February 1971 to 12 September 1978. In addition to serving as parliamentary backbencher Viney served as the Shadow Minister for Transport from 1976 to 1978 and was the Shadow Minister for Corrective Services in 1978 under the leadership of Sir Eric Willis (1976–1977) and Peter Coleman (1977–1978) until his retirement from politics. Viney belonged to many community organisations on the

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including the Rural Fire Service for 35 years, for which he was awarded the National Medal in 1988 with Two clasps. As a member of parliament he received the

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on 1 August 1977. On 26 January 2007 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "Service through rural fire and service organisations and to the New South Wales Parliament". On 13 June 2008 Allan Viney died at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Viney, Allan Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 1919 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army personnel of World War II