Frederick Walter Collard (6 June 1912 – 1 December 1986) was an Australian politician. Born in

Beverley, Western Australia Beverley is a town in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, south-east of the state capital, Perth, between York, Western Australia, York and Brookton, Western Australia, Brookton on the Great Southern Highway ...

, he was educated at state schools before becoming a goldminer and an official with the

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. He served in the military 1942–1946. In 1961, he was elected to the

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as the Labor member for

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, defeating one-term Liberal member Peter Browne. He held the seat until his defeat in 1975. Collard died in 1986.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Kalgoorlie Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1912 births 1986 deaths People from Beverley, Western Australia Australian miners Australian trade unionists 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub