Harold Henry Collins (9 August 1887 – 12 July 1962) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a

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Retrieved 26 January 2015.

Politics

Collins was a member of the Tinaroo Shire Council from 1916 to 1917. Collins was the

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member for

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in the

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from 1935 to 1950 and for Tablelands from 1950 to 1957, when he defected to the breakaway

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Later life

Collins died in 1962. He was accorded a

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and buried in Brisbane's Hemmant Cemetery.Collins Harold Henry
– Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Harold 1887 births 1962 deaths Queensland Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Place of birth missing Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians People from Alexandra, Victoria