Parliamentary Service |
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National in 1920s and 1930s
Labor by 1960s |
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20 February 1971 |
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Boulder-Dundas |
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State (WA)
Electorates
- MLA Boulder–Dundas 20 February 1971–19 February 1977
- Contested Maylands 15 February 1936, Murchison 20 February 1965
Committees
- Member Standing Orders Committee 1974–1977
- Member Hon Royal Commission inquiring into Hire Purchase and Other Agreements 1971–1972
State (Victoria)
Electorates
- Contested Warrenheip and Grenville 30 November 1929
Commonwealth
Electorates
- Contested Perth (House of Representatives) 15 September 1934
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Personal Information |
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31 January 1901 |
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Boulder, Western Australia |
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17 November 1983 |
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of Gerald Hartrey, pharmacist and Julia Theresa Flynn |
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Married 23 August 1952 to Mavis Charmaine Finkel (nee Williams) (died 9 February 1993) widow of Edmond Wesley Finkel, daughter of Sidwell Finkel and Aleathea Josephine Cox
Children: one stepson |
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Catholic |
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Educated Boulder Convent Primary School, Christian Brothers' College Kalgoorlie, Christian Brothers' College Perth (boarded during World War I)—prefect 1918, won Government Exhibition
University of Western Australia in early 1920s and early 1930s—BA (Hons) 1924, LLB 1934
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Teacher and lawyer |
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School teacher 1919–1934 including period 1927–1930 at Christian Brothers' College Ballarat, Victoria
Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 12 October 1942; Flying Officer—served in South West Pacific Area 25 November–3 December 1944; discharged 23 August 1945
Barrister and solicitor
Legal practitioner in Kalgoorlie 1938–1981 and Perth 1981–1983, partner for a time with Eric Michael Heenan |
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Kalgoorlie Town Council 1953–1956, 1962–1971 |
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Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 1978 |
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Three times awarded public speaking certificates at Grand National Eisteddfod in Ballarat 1928, champion orator 1939
In early 1930s prominent speaker and writer for Dominion League of WA, compiled a booklet Secession, Pros and Cons
Lawyer, member Eastern Goldfields High School Advancement Committee, Eastern Goldfields and Esperance Advancement Committee |
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Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, p. 111.
Papers relating to Secession (Battye Library PR10563/35 and 10563/8)
Sunday Times, 3 May 1931.
Watt
West Australian, 22 February 1971.
Who's Who in Australia, (1977) |
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