Terrence John "Terry" Rumble (born 31 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. He was the

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member for

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in the

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from 1988 to 1999. Rumble was born at Bangalow,

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, to parents Hubert and Kathleen. He attended Christian Brothers College at

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near w ...

and then Wollongong Technical College, working as a shop assistant, clerk and public servant. He eventually qualified as an accountant. In 1962 he joined the Labor Party, and was active in the Unanderra branch. He married Patricia on 19 June 1973; they had two children. In 1987, the Labor member for the local state seat of

, George Petersen, resigned from the party and formed his own group, the Illawarra Workers Party. Rumble was preselected as the replacement candidate, and at the 1988 election won easily. He was relatively unchallenged at the 1991 and 1995 elections, and retired in 1999; he was replaced by

Marianne Saliba Marianne Frances Saliba (born 16 April 1960) is an Australian former politician. She was the Mayor of the City of Shellharbour from 2012 to the 23 December 2021. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2007, rep ...

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