People Australia

11 February, 1913
Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia

14 March, 2008 (aged 95)
Tennyson, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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• Toohey, James Philip (friend)
• Santamaria, Bartholomew Augustine (opposed)

• Gawler High School (SA) (student, 1925-1927)

• shearer (1930-1941) South Australia, Australia
• trade union official (1938-1950) South Australia, Australia
• industrial arbitration advocate (1943-1948) South Australia, Australia
• labour party organiser (1946-1949) South Australia, Australia
• labour politician (1949-1980) Federal, Australia
• labour politician (1949-1980) South Australia, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1949-1980) Federal, Australia

• Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1982)
• Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)

• Australian Workers' Union (SA) (organiser, 1938-1941)
• Australian Workers' Union (national) (vice president, 1941-1950)
• Australian Workers' Union (SA) (secretary, 1941-1950)
• Australian Workers' Union (SA) (industrial officer, 1943-1948)

• ALP (SA) (member, 1928-2008)
• ALP (SA) (president, 1946-?)
• ALP (federal) (politician, 1949-1980)

• Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1949-1980)