Norman Alexander William Billing (15 January 1913 – 1 November 1989) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to plumber Henry Ernest Billing and Nellie Marquis. He attended state schools at Springvale and

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, and entered the public service in 1928. During

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he was a sergeant in the Field Ambulance; he was also a cricketer, playing for

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and

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from 1931 to 1947. From 1953 to 1976 he managed Springvale Community Hospital, and he was also closely involved with

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. A member of the

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, he served on Dandenong Shire Council in 1955, on Springvale and Noble Park Shire Councils from 1955 to 1959 (as president from 1957 to 1958), and on Springvale City Council from 1962 to 1965. In 1967 he was elected to the

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as the member for Heatherton. He moved seats to Springvale in 1976 but was defeated in 1979. Billing died in 1989.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Billing, Norman 1913 births 1989 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians