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Electorates
- MLC South Metropolitan Province 22 May 1971–21 May 1989
Office
- Government Whip 1973–74, Opposition Whip 1974–1976
- Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council 30 March 1976–February 1983
- Shadow Minister for Police and Traffic March–June 1978
- Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment June 1978–February 1983
- Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council 25 February 1983–20 December 1984
- Minister for Industrial Relations 25 February 1983–20 December 1984
- Minister for Tourism, Racing and Gaming 20 December 1984–26 February 1986
- Minister for Works and Services with special responsibility for the America’s Cup 26 February 1986–16 March 1987
Committees
- Member Joint House Committee 1971–1980
- Member Select Committee on Potato Industry in WA 1971
- Member Select Committee on Workers’ Compensation Act Amendment Bill 1973
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Represented WA branch Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at General Conference, Suva, 1981
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Personal Information |
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2 January 2014 |
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Hilton, Western Australia |
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Taken by administrator at Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Union secretary |
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Enlisted Royal Australian Navy Reserve 20 August 1942
Stoker
Served in Pacific area on several ships especially Troopship SS Canberra 1 January 1943–1 June 1944 and HMAS Hobart 25–31 March 1943
Discharged 21 May 1946
Employed in odd jobs until went to sea with merchant marine in the late 1940s
Secretary Western Australia branch Seamen’s Union 1959–1971
Chairman Western Australia Port Operations Task Force 1988 |
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Member East Fremantle Yacht Club and South Fremantle Football Club |
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David Black, and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia volume two, 1930-2010, Perth, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, 2011, p. 62. |
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