Parliamentary Service |
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MLA |
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Labor
With Australia Labor Party from 1910 |
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5 April 1924 |
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Kimberley |
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Electorates
- MLA Kimberley 5 April 1924–19 March 1953
- Elected 1933, new election ordered, re-elected at by-election 29 July 1933
Office
- Minister for the North West 29 March 1939–1 April 1947
- Minister for Forests 9 December 1943–1 April 1947
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Search for speeches by Aubrey Coverley |
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1953 |
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Personal Information |
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29 September 1895 |
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Bridgetown, Western Australia |
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19 March 1953 |
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Perth, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, WA |
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Son of William, bullock teamster, and Mary Ann Veale |
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Married 18 January 1921, St Mary’s Cathdral, Perth to Evelyn Alice Roberts (also known as Hyland) (born circa January 1896), daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Ponton
Children: four sons |
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Catholic |
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Educated Bridgetown state school
One year at Convent of Mercy |
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Clerk and labourer |
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Junior clerk Bridgetown Post Office 1910–1914
Labourer 1915
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Bridgetown 13 February 1915, served in Egypt in 10th Light Horse Regiment, promoted Corporal from 24 March 1917
Wounded 20 April 1917, discharged 22 October 1917
Returned to Post Office, Bridgetown 1918
Broome Post Office 1919
Paymaster canteen Wyndham Meatworks 1920
Casual work Wyndham and Perth 1920–1921
Electrician’s labourer, Wyndham Meatworks 1921–1924 |
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Secretary Postal Clerks Union, Broome, Wyndham branch Australian Workers' Union
Secretary Wyndham branch Returned Services League
Active Red Cross worker
Staged fund-raising boxing matches
Served on Wyndham Sports Committee |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2010, p. 54.
West Australian, 20 March 1953. |
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