Keith Henry Remington (29 April 1923 – 23 March 2020) was an Australian politician. Born and educated in Williamstown, Remington joined the Australian Imperial Force in 1944, during

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, where he was assigned to the 14th/32nd Battalion and served in New Guinea before being discharged as a Corporal in 1946.REMINGTON, KEITH HENRY
, WW2 Nominal Roll. Following the war, Remington worked as a bank manager for ANZ, and was treasurer, and later president, of the Bank Employees Union. He was involved in politics at the local government level, serving as a councillor for the City of Doncaster & Templestowe from 1966 to 1972, and as the city's mayor from 1969 to 1970. He unsuccessfully ran as a Labor candidate for the seat of Box Hill in the 1973 state election. He was elected to the

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for the seat of

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in a 1977 by-election triggered by the resignation of Barry Jones. He served as the member for Melbourne until he retired before the 1988 state election.Remington, Keith Henry
''Re-member'' (Parliament of Victoria). In 2001, Remington was awarded the

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for his role in protecting

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from commercial exploitation.REMINGTON, Keith Henry
''It's an Honour'', 1 January 2001. He died in March 2020 at the age of 96.Keith Remington death notice
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