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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1940–1943
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council were mostly elected at the 1933 and 1936 elections. A further 15 were elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament in November 1939. The President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ... was Sir John Peden. See also * Mair ministry * First McKell ministry References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1940-1943 Members of New South Wales parliaments by term 20th-century Australian politicians ...
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New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly, it sits at Parliament House, Sydney, Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered elections, staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when Colony of New South ...
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Frank Wall (Australian Politician)
Frank Edgar Wall (6 October 1879 – 1 April 1941) was an Australian medical practitioner and politician. He was born in Randwick to customs agent George Wall and Sophia Jane Kidd. He attended Brighton College in Randwick, Sydney Grammar School, Newington College and the University of Edinburgh, where he qualified as a doctor in 1908. On 29 April 1907 he married Gertrude Morison Scott, with whom he had one son. He later married Elizabeth Mary Eleanor Saywell on 25 February 1936. In 1909 he settled in Burwood, and during World War I was registrar of Randwick Military Hospital. From 1917 to 1941 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing first the Nationalist Party and then the United Australia Party. Wall died in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the me ...
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McKell Ministry (1941–44)
McKell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Iain McKell, English photographer *Michael McKell (born 1959), English actor and singer/songwriter *Mike McKell, American lawyer and politician *William McKell GCMG (1891–1985), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, 12th Governor-General of Australia See also *Electoral district of McKell McKell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1988, largely replacing the abolished district of Elizabeth. It was named after William McKell, former Premier of New South Wales ..., electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1988 {{surname de:McKell ...
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Mair–Bruxner Ministry
The Mair–Bruxner ministry or Mair ministry was the 49th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 26th Premier, Alexander Mair, in a United Australia Party coalition with the Country Party, that was led by Michael Bruxner. The ministry was the only occasion when the Government was led by Mair, as Premier; and fourth and final occasion where Bruxner served as Deputy Premier. Mair was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1932 and served continuously until 1946. Having served as a junior minister in the third Stevens ministry and subsequently promoted, Stevens had resigned as Premier following the passing of a censure motion concerning Mair's proposal to cut government spending in order to restrain a growing deficit, with ten United Australia members crossing the floor to vote against the government. Eric Spooner had ambitions to replace Stevens as leader however Bruxner refused to join a coalition with him and Mair won the leadership ...
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Ernest Mitchell
Ernest Meyer Mitchell (12 February 1875 – 21 April 1943) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to jeweller Philip Mitchell and Rosalie Brodziak. He attended Sydney Grammar School and then the University of Sydney, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1896 and a Bachelor of Law in 1900. He was called to the bar in 1900 and lectured at the university from 1907 to 1916. On 14 April 1915 he married Mable Daisy Black. He served with the 4th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia), 4th and 1st Machine Gun Battalion (Australia), 1st Machine Gun Battalions during World War I, being mentioned in despatches; he retired from the military in 1924 as a lieutenant colonel. He returned to his practice after the war as an expert on constitutional law, and was appointed King's Counsel in 1925. From 1934 to 1943 he was a United Australia Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Mitchell died in Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Neutral Bay in 1943. References

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Edward Grayndler
Edward Grayndler (12 October 1867 – 12 March 1943) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He served as general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) from 1912 to 1941, the longest term in the union's history. Grayndler was born in Mount Victoria, New South Wales. He left school at a young age and worked in the Outback, becoming an inaugural member of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union. He was a paid organiser with the AWU from 1895 and was appointed Victorian secretary in 1900. Grayndler succeeded as general secretary in 1912 and preserved the AWU's independence and influence over several decades. He was an anti-conscriptionist during World War I and during the 1920s was known for his anti-communism and support of the White Australia policy. Outside of his union positions he represented the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the New South Wales Legislative Council for nearly 20 years. Early life Grayndler was born on 12 October 1867 in Mount Victoria, New So ...
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Francis Kelly (Australian Politician)
Francis Daniel Kelly (29 November 1893 – 10 March 1980) was an Australian politician. He was born in Armidale to farmer William Kelly and Annie O'Neill. He attended Smith Street Public School in Balmain, leaving at twelve and working for the Oriental Tea Company as a storeman. From 1916 to 1918 he served in the 38th Battalion in World War I. In January 1920 he married Eileen Wellfare, with whom he had two children. A Randwick alderman from 1934 to 1937, he was president of the Storeman and Packers Union from 1941 to 1947 and a delegate to the Trades and Labor Council from 1931 to 1941. From 1942 to 1947 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was also president of the Labor Party central executive from 1943 to 1947. In 1947 he took up a position as the Commonwealth Arbitration Commissioner, which he held until 1958. Kelly died at Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the ...
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Thomas Tyrrell (politician)
Thomas James Tyrrell (14 April 1880 – 31 October 1942) was an Australian politician. Tyrell was born at Coonamble to labourer Patrick Dunn Tyrell and Isabella and was educated at Redfern. Later, he was employed by Sydney City Council, co-founding the Municipal Workers Union of which he was secretary from 1912 to 1942. Under his leadership the union grew to become the Federal Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the New South Wales Legislative As ... from 1925 to 1942, when he died in Earlwood. References 1880 births 1942 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 20th-century Austr ...
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John Stewart (New South Wales Labor Politician)
John Stewart (1876 – 8 April 1957) was an Australian politician. Born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland to farmer John Stewart and Barbara Thomson, he arrived in Australia in 1912, taking up work as an electrician. He married Blanche Ogillvie Macfarlane, with whom he had four sons. He became an organiser with the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in 1931 and was also a member of the Labor Party's Socialisation Committee from 1931 to 1933. He was secretary of the ETU from 1939 to 1941 and secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party from 1941 to 1950. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1941. In 1948 he was a delegate to the United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ... conference in Paris, and he was sent on a visit to the Un ...
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Maxwell Dunlop (politician)
Maxwell Pollok Dunlop (28 June 1876 – 1 August 1941) was an Australian politician. He was born in South Yarra to draper John Dunlop and Mary Barr Brown. He attended State schools and then All Saints Grammar in St Kilda. He worked as a farm hand at Dunolly and then became a station manager. On 24 May 1900 he married Eva Sharp, with whom he had two daughters and one son. He later became a dairy farmer at Kyogle, and in 1919 moved to Sydney as secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, of which he was president from 1933 to 1941. From 1932 to 1941 he was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ... in 1938. Dunlop died at Eastwood in 1941. Re ...
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Jim Maloney (politician)
James Joseph Maloney (26 June 1901This date is according to the website of the Parliament of NSW. The ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' says he was born on 28 July 1901 – 28 January 1982) was an Australian Labor politician and diplomat. Early life and career He was born in Goulburn to baker James Moloney and Mary Ann Pickels. He was educated locally and became a messenger boy, subsequently moving to Sydney to become a bootmaker. On 19 April 1924 he married Emily Dent, with whom he had four children. He had joined the Labor Party and the Australian Boot Trade Employees' Federation in 1915; he was New South Wales secretary of the union from 1932 to 1943, federal president from 1936 to 1940 and federal secretary from 1940 to 1943. He was also a delegate to the Trades and Labor Council from 1927 to 1943, an executive member from 1930 to 1943, and president from 1940 to 1943. Political and diplomatic career From 1941 to 1972 he was a Labor member of the New South Wal ...
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Charles Bridges (politician)
Charles Brill Bridges (7 March 1881 – 17 June 1955) was an Australian politician. Early life He was born at Carcoar to leaseholder Henry Bridges. He was educated in Victoria and became a caterer. Career He was a Paddington alderman from 1917 to 1922 and served on Sydney City Council from 1918 to 1921 and from 1922 to 1924. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1925 to 1937 and from 1940 to 1943. In 1928, when he was the chairman and General Manager of Sargents Limited but no longer an alderman, he was implicated in corruption associated with a contract for the new Bunnerong Power Station. Family On 12 July 1900 he married Beatrice Camilla Leisner, with whom he had one son. Death Bridges died at Wahroonga Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Ku-ring-gai Coun ...
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