Frank Northey Sleeman was Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1976 to 1982.

Early life and education

Sleeman grew up in Redfern

Redfern, New South Wales

Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Redfern is 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...

, Sydney

Sydney

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. He attended Canterbury Boys' High School

Canterbury Boys' High School

Canterbury Boys' High School is a public, secondary, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located near the Canterbury Park Racecourse and next to Canterbury Girl's High School.Established in January 1918 as the Canterbury...

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Military Service and Prisoner of War

Sleeman was an Army lieutenant at the outbreak of the Second World War. He was captured by the Japanese and spent 3 years and 8 months as a prisoner of war in Changi Prison

Changi Prison

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After the war, Sleeman settled in Townsville and worked as a salesman for the Australian General Electric Company. He married Norma Robinson on 29 December 1945.

Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Major Sleeman became Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1976 after the Labor party leader in the Brisbane City Council, Brian Walsh

Brian Walsh (mayor)

-Career:Before being elected to the Brisbane City Council, Walsh was a schoolteacher. He joined the Ashgrove Branch of the Australian Labor Party in 1949.-Lord Mayor:...

, failed to hold his ward. The major project of his time in office was the building of the site for the 1982 Commonwealth Games

1982 Commonwealth Games

The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September–9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium , in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the venue which was used for the athletics and archery competitions during the...

, which is now named the Sleeman Centre in his honour.

Frank Sleeman died on 1 August 2000 in a Freemason's nursing home at Sandgate, Queensland

Sandgate, Queensland

Sandgate is a coastal suburb in Brisbane, Australia, located 16 km north of the Brisbane CBD. The town became a popular escape for the people of Brisbane in the early 20th century.-Geography:Sandgate is situated on the coastline, along Bramble Bay...

, aged 85.

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