Norman Reginald Scott-Young (8 January 1917 – 29 August 1996) was a member of the

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Biography

Scott-Young was born in Sydney,

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, the son of Reginald Charles Scott-Young and his wife Mary (née Crotty). He was educated at the Marist Brothers College in North Sydney and Saint Ignatius' College in Sydney before attending the

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. In 1941 he was a resident medical officer at the

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before joining the

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where he served with the 2/3 Commando Squadron. By the time he was discharged in July 1946 he had reached the rank of captain.SCOTT-YOUNG, NORMAN REGINALD
— World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 19 June 2016. He went back to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as the senior resident pathologist and in 1947 was a surgical associate there. The next year Scott-Young joined the staff of the University of Sydney as a teaching fellow in the Department of Physiology. 1953 saw him in

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, as the medical superintendent, Townsville General Hospital, where he stayed until 1970. During this time he was also the leader of the Vietnam Surgical Team in Bien Hoa in 1968 and 1969. Finally, he was the consulting surgeon at the Townsville General Hospital from 1970 to 1976. As a youngster he had been a successful boxer at university and in the Army and was a former Australian universities heavyweight champion. He even fought a few professional bouts to put himself through his studies until his mother found out and put a stop to it. On 20 February 1960 Scott-Young married Olive Orme Johnston and together had two sons and six daughters. One of his sons,

Sam Scott-Young Samuel Joseph Norman Scott-Young (born 7 April 1967) is an Australian former rugby union international. Biography Scott-Young, a native of Townsville, is the son of Queensland state politician Norman Scott-Young. He finished his schooling at M ...

represented Australia in rugby union.Scott-Young still smiling despite pummelling by Monty Betham
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. Retrieved 18 June 2016. Norman Scott-Young died in August 1996 and was cremated at the

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Public career

At the

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, Scott-Young won the re-established seat of

. He went on to represent the electorate until

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where he lost to the

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candidate,

Ken McElligott Kenneth Victor McElligott (14 February 1940 – 28 May 2021) was an Australian politician. He was born in Maryborough. After working as an administrative officer at James Cook University, he was elected to Townsville City Council in 1976. A ...

.McElligott, Mr Kenneth Victor (Ken)
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. Retrieved 18 June 2016. He became renowned for his attacks on the Premier of the day,

Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005), known as Joh Bjelke-Petersen, was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during ...

, and crossed the floor on occasions to vote with the ALP opposition. It was felt that this streak of independence prevented him from ever being appointed to the ministry. His wife, Olive, was known to publicise the size of the potholes in Townsville streets by sitting in them and being photographed by the local newspaper.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott-Young, Norman Reginald Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1917 births 1996 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army officers