William George Nunn (born 27 February 1932) is a former Australian politician.
He was a Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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.
Early life
Nunn was born during the
Great Depression
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in
Maryborough, the son of Robert Nunn whose ancestors arrived in Maryborough on the ship ''Great Queensland'' in 1874.
His mother Eileen Marie Murphy who was descended from Irish settlers. He worked as a business manager.
Politics
Nunn served as a
Hervey Bay Councillor from 1987 to 1990.
In 1989, Nunn moved to state politics and was elected to the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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as the
Labor
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** Manual labour, physical work
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member for
Isis
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...
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[ After Isis was abolished before the 1992 election Nunn transferred to the new seat of ]Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...
.[ Nunn served as a backbencher until his defeat in 1998][ by One Nation candidate, ]David Dalgleish
David Bruce Dalgleish (born 13 October 1962) is a former Australian politician who served as the state member of Hervey Bay, a city councillor, and deputy mayor of the Fraser Coast region. Born in Epping, he was a licensed motor mechanic, welde ...
.
References
1932 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
People from Maryborough, Queensland
Queensland local councillors
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
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