Thomas Mead
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Thomas Francis Mead was an Australia
n politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing the seat of Hurstville
for the Liberal Party
. He was also a political journalist.
, New South Wales
, the son of a horse trainer Robert George Mead and Lilian Margaret Ryan.
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly after the 1965 election winning it from the Australian Labor Party
representative, William Rigby. Mead retained the seat for four terms until the 1976 election at which time Kevin Ryan
led the return to Labor.
from 1952 until 1955 and became chief of staff from 1955 until 1961. Mead then moved into management role, working as managing editor of Suburban Publication Pty Limited from 1961 until 1965. From management he moved into owning and directing smaller Sydney newspapers, holding an interest in the St George Daily Leader and becoming director in 1968, and chairman of the Manly Daily
in 1974. He wrote 'Killers of Eden' (published 1961), the story of the killer whales which, for several generations, worked with humans, catching whales at Twofold Bay, NSW.
Mead died in the Sydney
suburb of Manly, New South Wales
.
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...
representing the seat of Hurstville
Electoral district of Hurstville
Hurstville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Hurstville....
for the Liberal Party
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...
. He was also a political journalist.
Early years
Mead was born in RandwickRandwick, New South Wales
Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, the son of a horse trainer Robert George Mead and Lilian Margaret Ryan.
Political career
Mead gained the seat of HurstvilleElectoral district of Hurstville
Hurstville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Hurstville....
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly after the 1965 election winning it from the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
representative, William Rigby. Mead retained the seat for four terms until the 1976 election at which time Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan may refer to:*Kevin Ryan , long-distance runner from New Zealand*Kevin Ryan , founder and director emeritus of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University...
led the return to Labor.
Mead the journalist
Mead worked extensively as a journalist culminating with a position in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery for ten years. He worked as a special writer and music critic for The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
from 1952 until 1955 and became chief of staff from 1955 until 1961. Mead then moved into management role, working as managing editor of Suburban Publication Pty Limited from 1961 until 1965. From management he moved into owning and directing smaller Sydney newspapers, holding an interest in the St George Daily Leader and becoming director in 1968, and chairman of the Manly Daily
Manly Daily
The Manly Daily is an Australian local newspaper, covering the local government areas of Manly, Pittwater and Warringah.The paper is one of News Limited's community newspapers in New South Wales...
in 1974. He wrote 'Killers of Eden' (published 1961), the story of the killer whales which, for several generations, worked with humans, catching whales at Twofold Bay, NSW.
Mead died in the Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Manly, New South Wales
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named...
.