Frederick Joseph Cahill (16 July 1898 – 5 November 1980) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

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from 1941 until 1959 . He was a member of the Labor Party (ALP). Cahill was born in

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. He was the son of a timber feller and was educated at

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and St Joseph's, Lochinvar. He initially worked as a journalist and moved to Young in 1923 as a reporter for the Young Daily Witness. He was the director of publicity for

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between 1934 and 1940. In 1934 he helped establish the

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. During World War 1, Cahill served with the Australian Imperial Forces and was wounded in France. In the Second World War he served with the

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until 1941. At the

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state election, Cahill was elected as the Labor Party member for

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defeating the sitting Country Party member

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. He remained the member for Young until he retired at the

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election. He did not hold ministerial or party office. Cahill was awarded an

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and the

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1898 births 1980 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub