Albion "Bert" Hendrickson (18 December 1897 – 28 April 1977) was an Australian politician. He was educated at state schools in Maryborough,

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, before serving in the military from 1915 to 1918 in the 22nd Infantry Battalion before transferring to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion. He returned to become a public servant, and was an official with the Australian Postal Workers' Union. He was also employed as private secretary to Victorian

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Senator

Richard Keane Richard Valentine Keane (14 February 1881 – 26 April 1946) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as Department of Trade and Customs, Minister for Trade and Customs from ...

. In 1946, he was elected to the

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as a Labor Senator for Victoria, taking his seat in 1947. He held the seat until his retirement in 1970, taking effect in 1971. From 1968 to 1971 he was a joint Father of the Senate. Hendrickson died in 1977 (aged 79).

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