Lindsay Gordon Riches,

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(18 February 1904 – 7 June 1972) was a South Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1933 to 1970, representing the electorates of Newcastle (1933-1938) and

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(1938-1970). He was Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1965 to 1968 under Frank Walsh and Don Dunstan. He was also a long-time mayor of the

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from 1936 to 1970, with Port Augusta gaining city status during his tenure. He was born at Mundalla, near

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, and was educated at Bordertown Public School. He worked as a compositor for the ''

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'' newspaper at Bordertown for seven years after leaving school, working for former state Labor MP Donald Campbell. He moved to

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to work for the ''

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'' in 1924, and took over the operation of that newspaper in 1927, serving as editor.

Honours

He was appointed

on 1 January 1967 and C.St.J. on 8 January 1970.

References

1904 births 1972 deaths Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Speakers of the South Australian House of Assembly Mayors of places in South Australia 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub