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Jim Taylor (politician)
James Hugh Taylor (20 March 1920 – 23 September 2005) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1981, representing the electorate of Temora. Taylor was born in Sydney, and was educated by correspondence and at All Saints College in Bathurst. He worked as a station hand after leaving school, before enlisting in the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1940. He left the military at the conclusion of World War II and worked as a property manager at Warren for a period, before becoming a soldier settler at Bogan Gate in 1950. He was active in local affairs, serving as district president of the Farmer and Settlers' Association and chairman of the Forbes to Tottenham Water Development League. He was elected as a councillor of the Shire of Goobang in 1956 and the Central Tablelands County Council in 1959, holding both roles until 1962. Taylor entered state politics in 1960, winning a by-election for the seat ...
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National Party Of Australia – NSW
The National Party of Australia – N.S.W., commonly known as "The Nationals" or the NSW Nationals, is a political party in New South Wales which forms the state branch of the federal Nationals and has traditionally represented graziers, farmers and rural voters generally. The party has generally been the junior partner in a centre-right Coalition with the NSW branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Since 1927, the Nationals have been in Coalition with the Liberals and their predecessors, the Nationalist Party of Australia (1927–1931), the United Australia Party (1931–1943), and the Democratic Party (1943–1945). During periods of conservative government, the leader of the Nationals also serves as Deputy Premier of New South Wales. When the conservatives are in opposition, the Liberal and National parties usually form a joint opposition bench. New South Wales is the only state where the Coalition has never been broken (aside from a brief period in 2020), and yet has ...
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1960 Temora State By-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Temora on Saturday 8 October 1960 and was triggered by the death of Doug Dickson (), who had been Deputy Leader of the party until 1958. The Kurri Kurri by-election was held on the same day. Dates Result Doug Dickson () died. See also * Electoral results for the district of Temora *List of New South Wales state by-elections This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets aro ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Temora 1960 New South Wales state by-elections 1960 elections in Australia 1960s in New South Wales October 1960 events in Australia ...
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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Following are lists of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: * 1856–1858 * 1858–1859 * 1859–1860 * 1860–1864 * 1864–1869 * 1869–1872 * 1872–1874 * 1874–1877 * 1877–1880 * 1880–1882 * 1882–1885 * 1885–1887 * 1887–1889 * 1889–1891 * 1891–1894 * 1894–1895 * 1895–1898 * 1898–1901 * 1901–1904 * 1904–1907 * 1907–1910 * 1910–1913 * 1913–1917 * 1917–1920 * 1920–1922 * 1922–1925 * 1925–1927 * 1927–1930 * 1930–1932 * 1932–1935 * 1935–1938 * 1938–1941 * 1941–1944 * 1944–1947 * 1947–1950 * 1950–1953 * 1953–1956 * 1956–1959 * 1959–1962 * 1962–1965 * 1965–1968 * 1968–1971 * 1971–1973 * 1973–1976 * 1976–1978 * 1978–1981 * 1981–1984 * 1984–1988 * 1988–1981 * 1991–1995 * 1995–1999 * 1999–2003 * 2003–2007 * 2007–2011 ''2007–2011'' is an compilation album by P.S. Eliot released in 2016 on Don Giovanni Records. It compile ...
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National Party Of Australia Members Of The Parliament Of New South Wales
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2005 Deaths
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1920 Births
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Electoral District Of Temora
Temora was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1927 to 1981, including the town of Temora. Members for Temora History Temora was created in 1927 with the abandonment of proportional representation, replacing part of the 3 member district of Cootamundra Cootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the 2016 Census, Cootamundra had a population of 6,782. ... and its first member, Hugh Main, had been one of the members for Cootamundra. The district was abolished in the 1980 redistribution and was divided between Burrinjuck, Lachlan and Murrumbidgee. Election results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Temora Former electoral districts of New South Wales Constituencies established in 1927 1927 establishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1981 1981 di ...
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Forbes, New South Wales
Forbes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes and West Wyalong. At the , Forbes had a population of 9,319. Forbes is probably named after Sir Francis Forbes, first Chief Justice of NSW. Located on the banks of the Lachlan River, Forbes is above sea-level and about west of Sydney. The district is a cropping area where wheat and similar crops are grown. Nearby towns and villages include Calarie, Parkes, Bedgerebong, Bundabarrah, Corradgery, Daroobalgie, Eugowra, Ooma North and Paytens Bridge. Forbes is subject to a pattern of flooding, generally occurring to a significant level once every seven years, including 2016 and 2022. History The area was home to the Wiradjuri people before non-indigenous settlement. John Oxley passed through in 1817 during one of the first inland expeditions. Oxley named the site Camp Hill. He was unimpressed with the clay soil, poor timber and swamps and he concluded ...
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Doug Dickson
Samuel Douglas Dickson (26 March 1894 – 27 July 1960) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until his death in 1960. He was a member of the Country Party, serving as its Deputy Leader from 1953 to 1958. Dickson was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales. He was the son of a monumental mason and was educated to elementary level at Cootamundra Public School. He served in the First Australian Imperial Force in Egypt and France. After the First World War he became a soldier-settler in the Temora, New South Wales region. Dickson was elected to the New South Wales Parliament at the 1938 as the Country Party member for Temora. He replaced the retiring member Hugh Main Hugh Main (22 August 1883 – 27 August 1961) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1920 until 1938, representing the electorates of Cootamundra (1920–1927) and Temora (1927–1938). I .... ...
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Central Tablelands County Council
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New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is presided over by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Assembly has 93 members, elected by single-member constituency, which are commonly known as seats. Voting is by the optional preferential system. Members of the Legislative Assembly have the post-nominals MP after their names. From the creation of the assembly up to about 1990, the post-nominals "MLA" (Member of the Legislative Assembly) were used. The Assembly is often called ''the bearpit'' on the basis of the house's reputation for confrontational style during heated moments and the "savage political theatre and the bloodlust of its professional players" attributed in part to executive dominance. History The Legislative ...
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Shire Of Goobang
Goobang Shire was a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Goobang Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906. Its offices were based in the town of Parkes, New South Wales. It absorbed the Municipality of Peak Hill on 1 November 1971 In 1961 Goobang Shire had a population of 530 The ''Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980'' saw the amalgamation of Goobang Shire with the Municipality of Parkes to form Parkes Shire Parkes Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway. The area under administration includes the town of Parke ... on 1 January 1981. Schedule 1. References Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1981 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub ...
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