Noel Walker
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Noel Douglas "Tim" Walker (25 December 1917 – 11 November 1986) was an Australia
n politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
.
Walker was born in Tamworth, New South Wales
, Australia
, and educated at Tamworth High School. He became a farmer and a policeman in 1940. He married Jessica Frances Farrow in January 1946 and had they had two sons. He later became a newsagent in Miranda
from 1953 and director of Associated Newsagents' Co-operative Limited from about 1954. Walker was elected as the Liberal Party of Australia
member for Sutherland
in 1968 and on its abolition in 1971, Miranda
until 1978. He died at Forster Keys
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
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Walker was born in Tamworth, New South Wales
Tamworth, New South Wales
Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and educated at Tamworth High School. He became a farmer and a policeman in 1940. He married Jessica Frances Farrow in January 1946 and had they had two sons. He later became a newsagent in Miranda
Miranda, New South Wales
Miranda is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Miranda is located 24 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Sutherland Shire....
from 1953 and director of Associated Newsagents' Co-operative Limited from about 1954. Walker was elected as the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for Sutherland
Electoral district of Sutherland
Sutherland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1971 before it was abolished. The seat was reformed in 1988 until 1999...
in 1968 and on its abolition in 1971, Miranda
Electoral district of Miranda
Miranda is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Graham Annesley of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Miranda:-Election results:...
until 1978. He died at Forster Keys
Forster, New South Wales
Forster is a large coastal town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Great Lakes Council LGA, about north-north-east of Sydney. It is immediately adjacent to its twin, Tuncurry, which is the smaller of the two towns...
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