Colin Ernest McNally (3 July 1899 – 21 May 1952) was an Australian politician. He was born in Carapooee to labourer Samuel McNally and Emma Caroline Davies. He served in the

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during

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and was a subsequently a

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at Red Cliffs, where he grew dried fruits and citrus. On 4 May 1927 he married Eva Jane Wormwell, with whom he had a daughter. A Country Party member from 1922, he served on Mildura Shire Council from 1940 to 1952 and was president from 1946 to 1947. In 1949 he was elected to the

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for North Western Province. He served until his death at

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in 1952.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McNally, Colin 1899 births 1952 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians