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Electorates
- MLC North Province 20 February 1971 (by-election)–21 May 1974
- Contested North Province 30 March 1974
Committees
- Member Joint House Committee 1971–1974
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Personal Information |
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22 November 1912 |
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Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
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16 July 1988 |
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Shenton Park, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of Edwin Charles Hunt, miner and underground foreman, and Ruby Maud Seddon |
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Married 3 April 1933, St John’s Church, Fremantle to Dorothy Ellen Barger, daughter of Harry and Kathleen Rebecca Mitchell
Children: one son and one daughter
Widowed 13 March 1973 |
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Church of England |
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Educated South Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie Central and Eastern Goldfields High School
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Farmer, miner and public servant |
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Farming in Moorine Rock area 1928–1935
Mining at Marvel Loch 1935–1937, Kalgoorlie 1937–1941
Enlisted Australian Imperial Force 8 January 1942
Served in 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron in Morotai, New Guinea 1942–1943, later Borneo 1945—Sergeant
Mentioned in despatches
Discharged 14 January 1946
Mining at Marvel Loch 1947–1951
Storeman in Perth 1952–1953
Mining North West Pilbara 1953–1956, ABA Wittenoom
With Mines Department 1954–1971, workmen’s mines inspector, supervisor in Wittenoom for one year, Port Hedland 14 years |
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Port Hedland Shire Council April 1964–July 1971
President of Port Hedland Shire Council for six years |
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Member Australian Workers Union (AWU) 1937–1941, 1953–1971
Justice of the Peace until 1974
Secretary and president of the Port Hedland Return Services League of Australia (RSL) 1966–1970 |
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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. 130. |
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