Australian Dictionary of Biography

22 October, 1937
Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

9 February, 2016 (aged 78)
Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia

cancer (not specified)

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• Sinclair, Ian McCahon (work colleague)
• Barlin, Lyndal McAlpin (work colleague)
• Andrew, John Neil (work colleague)

• Footscray Primary School (Melbourne) (student, 1943-1949)
• Footscray Technical College (Melbourne) (student, 1950-1953)

• industrial chemist (1953-1956) Victoria, Australia
• air force officer (1956-1981) Federal, Australia
• stockbroker (1981-1984) Victoria, Australia
• liberal/conservative politician (1984-1998) Federal, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1984-1998) Federal, Australia
• ambassador (1998-2003) Federal, Australia
• farmer (2003-2016) New South Wales, Australia
• company director (2006-2016) Western Australia, Australia

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1978)
• Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)
• papal knighthood (recipient, 2001)

• Royal Tour, 1977 (organiser)

• QR Sciences (non-executive director, 2006)

• Ian Potter & Co (employee, 1981-1984)
• Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1984-1998)
• Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Speaker, 1996-1998)