Esmond Julian Curnow (27 October 1946 - 28 May 2025) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to factory manager Thomas William Curnow and Esma Jean Cook. He attended

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and became the manager of a

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store. He joined the Labor Party in 1962 and was a member of the Castlemaine and

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branches. In 1970, he was elected to the

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for Kara Kara, serving until his seat was abolished in 1976. After leaving politics he became a publican, and also the secretary of the Bendigo Trades Hall Council from 1981 to 1983. From 1983 to 1985, he was a training officer with the Trade Union Training Authority, and from 1985 he was a

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official. He married Jennifer Diane Freeman on 23 January 1976 and they were divorced in 1984.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curnow, Esmond 1946 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly