Australian Dictionary of Biography

31 December 1917
Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

22 April 1992
Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• English

• Catholic

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• Einfeld, Sydney David (work colleague)
• Ward, Edward John (colleague)
• Rubensohn, Solomon (acquaintance)
• Carroll, James Patrick (related entry)

• Marist Brothers High School Darlinghurst (Sydney) (student, 1930-1934)

• toolmaker (1938-1950) New South Wales, Australia
• local government councillor (1948-1954) New South Wales, Australia
• local government head (1952-1954) New South Wales, Australia
• labour politician (1954-1988) New South Wales, Australia
• Member of Lower House (1954-1988) New South Wales, Australia
• cricket administrator (1961-1992) New South Wales, Australia

• Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1988)

• Royal Tour, 1954 (hosted Sydney events)

• Meals on Wheels (NSW) (instigator)
• South Sydney Rabbitohs (patron)
• Amalgamated Engineering Union (NSW) (member, 1934)
• Sydney Cricket Ground (trustee, 1961)

• ALP (politician)

• Australian General Electric (employee, 1934-1942)
• G M Holden Ltd (employee, 1942-1946)
• GHM Engineering (co-owner, 1946)
• Sydney City Council (alderman, 1948-1954)
• Sydney City Council (mayor, 1952-1954)