People Australia

3 May, 1946
Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia

22 August, 2019 (aged 73)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia

cancer (leukemia)

• Catholic

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Xavier College (Melbourne) (student, 1958-1963)

• army officer (1966-1968) Federal, Australia
• farmer (1968-2008) New South Wales, Australia
• country politician (1971-1984) New South Wales, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1971-1984) New South Wales, Australia
• country politician (1984-2001) Federal, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1984-2001) Federal, Australia
• ambassador (2009-2012) Federal, Australia

• Vietnam War (army officer)
• Battle of Coral-Balmoral (1968, Vietnam) (army officer)

• Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (recipient, 1977)
• Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2005)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX (Holy See) (recipient, 2012)

• ATSE Crawford Fund (chair, 2001-2006)
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (fellow, 2001-2019)

• Country Party (NSW) (politician, 1971-2001)

• Tourism Australia (chair, 2004-2007)