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20 February 1971 |
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Merredin-Yilgarn |
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Electorates
- MLA Merredin–Yilgarn, 20 February 1971–30 March 1974
- MLC South East Province, 22 May 1980–21 May 1989, Agriculture Region 22 May 1989–3 March 1992 (resigned)
Committees
- Deputy Chairman of Committees (Legislative Assembly), 1972–1974
- Chairman of Committees and Deputy President (only the second Labor member to hold the post), 31 August 1989–3 March 1992
- Member, Standing Committee on Government Agencies, 1983–October 1985
- Member, Standing Orders Committee, 1989–1992
- Chairman, Select Committee (Legislative Council) on a Matter of Privilege, June 1988
- Co–Chairman Select Committee on a Committee System for the Legislative Council, 1983–1985
- Deputy Chairman, Select Committee on State Electricity Commission (SEC) Advanced Coal Purchase from Western Collieries Ltd, June–November 1988
- Member, Select Committee on the Mining Act Amendment Bill, 1984–1985
- Member, Select Committee on Rothwells, Petrochemical Industries Company Limited (PICL) and Western Australian Government Holdings (WAGH) and other Agreements, 1989–1991
- Member, Select Committee on the Limitation of Professional and other Occupational Liability, November 1991–17 March 1992
Royal Commissions
- Member, Honorary Royal Commission (Legislative Assembly) on Hire Purchase and Other Agreements 1971–1972
- Member, Honorary Royal Commission into Dairy Products and Milk Market 1981–1982
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Represented WA branch Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at General Conference, Isle of Man, 1984
Miscellaneous
- Employee member, WA Local Government Superannuation Plan 1992–1998 (Chairman 1994–1996)
- Trustee and member, Parliamentary Superannuation Board 1983–1992
- Member, Parliament and Judicial Superannuation Review Committee 1997–1998
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Brown, James McMillan, Inaugural Speech.pdf |
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Personal Information |
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1927 |
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Merredin, Western Australia |
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28 May 2020 |
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South Perth, Western Australia |
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Collected at Fremantle Cemetery |
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Son of William McMillan Brown, variously picture theatre exhibitor, farmer, bookmaker and billiard saloon proprietor, and Susan Marion Godridge |
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Married (1) 19 November 1952, St John's Church, Fremantle to Patricia Dawn Forrest, daughter of Robert Mitchell and Mavis Louise Caporn
Children: two sons and one daughter
Married (2) 31 July 1996, Fulham, United Kingdom to Patricia May Carboni, daughter of Harold Jack Colley and Hilda May Still
Divorced 2005 |
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Church of England |
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Merredin and Plympton primary schools and John Curtin High School
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Businessperson and farmer |
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Sold newspapers in Fremantle, employed by Fremantle Harbour Trust, 1944–1945
Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force 23 April 1945, Leading Aircraftman, served in Australia discharged 1 July 1946
Employee, James McLarty and Sons Ship Repairers, 1946–1947
Employee, Metropolitan Omnibus Transport Company, 1947–1950
Country storekeeper with brother at Muntadgin, 1950–1955
Machinery dealership Massey Ferguson at Merredin, 1955–1967, also service station owner
Farming north–east of Merredin from 1960
AMP Insurance agent, 1974–1980
Farming at Warralakin from 1980 |
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Member, Australian Workers Union from 1974, became honorary member
Justice of the Peace, 1960
Returning officerfor Municipal Employees Union
One time Rotarian
Honorary Secretary, Royal Commonwealth Society from 1999
Member, Executive WA Parliamentary Former Members’ Association from 1999, secretary 2003–2009
Playing member, South Fremantle Football Club, 1947–1950
Patron, numerous community and sporting organisations including WA Rifle Association |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 28.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website, Accessed 22 June 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=0192e0d4-fa1c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c2d3 |
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