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Joshua Mills (Australian Politician)
Joshua "Joe" Mills (13 January 1859 – 21 March 1943) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1918 to 1924. Prominent in the state's Murchison and Mid West regions, he served a single six-year term in parliament. Mills was born at Narra Tarra, a locality on the Chapman River, near Geraldton. Before standing for parliament, he worked variously as an inspector of stock, a sheep farmer (at Narra Tarra), a station manager (at Wurarga, Barnong, and Gabyon), and an Agricultural Bank inspector.(24 March 1943)"LATE MR. JOSHUA MILLS"– '' Geraldton Guardian''. Mills stood as an "independent Nationalist" candidate for Central Province at the 1918 Legislative Council elections.Black, David, and Bolton, Geoffrey (1990). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: Volume One (1870–1930)'', p. 139. He defeated Labor's John Drew, who had become personally unpopular in the seat. Mills' age ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses of Parliament sit in Parliament House, Perth, Parliament House in the state capital, Perth. Effective on 20 May 2005, for the election of members of the Legislative Council, the State was divided into 6 Electoral regions of Western Australia, electoral regions by community of interest —3 metropolitan and 3 rural—each electing 6 members to the Legislative Council.. The 2005 changes continued to maintain the previous malapportionment in favour of rural regions. Legislation was passed in 2021 to abolish these regions and increase the size of the council to 37 seats, all of which will be elected by the state-at-large. The changes will take effect in the 2025 Western Australian state election, 2025 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabyon Station
Gabyon Station, commonly referred to as Gabyon, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in Western Australia. It is situated about west of Yalgoo and east of Mullewa in the Murchison area of the Mid-West region. The station has as part of its southern border the Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road, and its south western border is close to Pindar. It lies in the south eastern catchment area of the Greenough River. The station to the west is Tallering, and to the north east of its borders are Jingemarra and Dalgaranga stations. It also has two public roads pass through the station – Gabyon Tardie Road and Yalgoo North Road. The current owners of the property are Michael Trant and Gemma Cripps, who have opened a farm stay business to supplement the station income following the collapse of the live sheep trade. The property is still running a flock of over 12,000 damaras. Established prior to 1890, the property was owned by Mr. Lacy in 1891 and was on the route f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everard Darlot
Everard Firebrace Darlot (23 January 1859 – 5 November 1937) was an Australian pastoralist and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1890 to 1894, representing the seat of Murchison. Darlot was born in Oakleigh, Victoria (on the outskirts of Melbourne), and arrived in Western Australia in 1878. His brother Leonard Darlot (who also became an MP) arrived in 1882, and the two initially worked at Beringarra Station, which was owned by their father. Darlot was elected to the Upper Gascoyne Road Board in 1887,Everard Firebrace Darlot – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 June 2016. and then elected to parliament at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Greenough
Greenough was an Electoral districts of Western Australia, electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 2008. Greenough was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 Western Australian colonial election, 1890 colonial election. The district was based in the northern part of Western Australia's Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region. It was abolished in 2008 when the number of rural districts was reduced. Geography Greenough was a rural electorate, surrounding but not including the coastal city of Geraldton, Western Australia, Geraldton. At its abolition, it included the towns of Kalbarri, Western Australia, Kalbarri, Northampton, Western Australia, Northampton, Mullewa, Western Australia, Mullewa, Morawa, Western Australia, Morawa, Dongara, Western Australia, Dongara and Three Springs, Western Australia, Three Springs. History Although held on occasion by Labo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Irwin
Irwin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950. Based in the state's Mid West agricultural region and centred on the town of Dongara, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 election. In 1898, it included Port Denison and a number of towns along the Midland railway, including Dongara, Irwin, Mingenew, Arrino, Carnamah, Coorow, Marchagee, and Watheroo. The district was renamed Irwin-Moore with the abolition of Moore at the 1930 election. Irwin-Moore was abolished at the 1950 election and the seat of Moore recreated. Sitting member John Ackland of the Country Party successfully transferred to the new seat. Members Election results References Irwin Irwin may refer to: Places ;United States * Irwin, California * Irwin, Idaho * Irwin, Illinois * Irwin, Iowa * Irwin, Nebraska * Irwin, Ohio * Irwin, Pennsylvania * Irwin, South Carolina * Irwin Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament sits in Parliament House in the Western Australian capital, Perth. The Legislative Assembly today has 59 members, elected for four-year terms from single-member electoral districts. Members are elected using the preferential voting system. As with all other Australian states and territories, voting is compulsory for all Australian citizens over the legal voting age of 18. Role and operation Most legislation in Western Australia is initiated in the Legislative Assembly. The party or coalition that can command a majority in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Governor to form a government. That party or coalition's leader, once sworn in, subsequently becomes the Premier of Western Australia, and a team of the leader's, party's or coalition's choosing (whether they be in the Legislative Assembly or in the Leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kennedy Maley
Henry Kennedy Maley (17 June 1878 – 26 February 1956) was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1917 to 1924 and again from 1929 to 1930. He was the state leader of the Country Party from 1922 to 1923, and a minister in the government of Sir James Mitchell from 1921 to 1924. Early life Maley was born in Greenough, Western Australia, to Elizabeth (née Waldeck) and John Stephen Maley. He attended the High School in Perth on a scholarship, and after leaving began working as a clerk for the Midland Railway Company. After two years, he moved to Kalgoorlie and was employed by a mining syndicate. During the Boer War, Maley served with the West Australian Mounted Infantry. He took over his father's farm in Greenough after the war's end, and also owned land in Three Springs from 1907 to 1913 (in partnership with his brothers). Maley served as secretary of the Greenough Road Board, and was also secretary of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Maley
Charles Crowther Maley (28 August 1876 – 15 October 1929) was an Australian businessman, farmer, and politician. who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1921 until his death, representing the seat of Irwin. Early life Maley was born in Greenough, Western Australia, to Elizabeth (née Waldeck) and John Stephen Maley.Charles Crowther Maley Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2017. He was named after Charles Crowther, a local MP and friend of his father. Maley was sent to school in |
Waggrakine, Western Australia
Waggrakine is an outer northern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton The City of Greater Geraldton is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covers a .... The suburb was gazetted in 1979. In the , Waggrakine had a population of 2,363. References {{Towns Mid West WA Suburbs of Geraldton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kempton
George Adam Kempton (6 August 1871 – 7 June 1945) was an Australian dentist and politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1926 to 1932, representing Central Province. He also served three terms as mayor of Geraldton. Early life Kempton was born in Malvern, Victoria, to Anna (née Norman) and Thomas Kempton.George Adam Kempton Biographical Register of Members of Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017. He came to Western Australia in 1892, during the gold rush, and prospected for several years in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party Of Western Australia
The National Party of Australia (WA) Inc, branded The Nationals WA, is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity. Since the 2021 state election, the Nationals WA is the senior party in an opposition alliance with the WA Liberal Party in the WA Parliament. Prior to the election, the National Party was sitting in the crossbench and the Liberal Party was the sole opposition party. The election resulted in the National Party winning more seats than the Liberal Party and gaining official opposition status. Under the opposition alliance, the National Party leader and deputy leader would be the opposition leader and deputy opposition leader respectively, the first since 1947, and each party would maintain their independence from each other. Founded in 1913 as the Country Party of Western Australia to represent the interests of farmers and pastoralists, it was the first agrarian party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Times (Western Australia)
''The Sunday Times'' is a tabloid Sunday newspaper published by Western Press Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Seven West Media, in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia. Founded as The West Australian Sunday Times, it was renamed The Sunday Times from 30 March 1902. Owned since 1955 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia and corporate predecessors, the newspaper and its website ''PerthNow'', were sold to Seven West Media in 2016.SWM finalises purchase of The Sunday Times . '''', 8 November 2016, page 3 History Established by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
