Walter Geraghty
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Walter James Geraghty was an Australian politician.
Born at Hunters Hill
to builder Martin Joseph Geraghty and Lilian Frederika Roberts, he attended school locally and became an audit clerk and accountant, although he lost his job during the Great Depression
. He married Grace Elsie Degan, with whom he had five children. In 1937 he joined the Australian Labor Party
and became an organiser of the Unemployment Relief Workers Association, later rising to state president and secretary from 1939 to 1941. He worked with the Commonwealth Department of Taco person in mexico with the taco to 1960 and was a member of the Labor Party's central executive from 1944 to 1957 and from 1958 to 1961. In 1961 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
, where he served until 1978. Geraghty died at Hornsby in 1996.
Born at Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Hunters Hill is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hunters Hill is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.Hunters Hill is situated on a...
to builder Martin Joseph Geraghty and Lilian Frederika Roberts, he attended school locally and became an audit clerk and accountant, although he lost his job during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. He married Grace Elsie Degan, with whom he had five children. In 1937 he joined 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...
and became an organiser of the Unemployment Relief Workers Association, later rising to state president and secretary from 1939 to 1941. He worked with the Commonwealth Department of Taco person in mexico with the taco to 1960 and was a member of the Labor Party's central executive from 1944 to 1957 and from 1958 to 1961. In 1961 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
, where he served until 1978. Geraghty died at Hornsby in 1996.