Wilfred John Brimblecombe, CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (6 February 1898 – 14 September 1973) was an Australia

Australia

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n politician. Born in Laidley, Queensland

Laidley, Queensland

Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital....

, he was educated at state schools and then Queensland

Queensland

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 Agricultural College. He was a farmer, and served in the military 1915-1919, after which he was a councillor on Wambo Shire Council

Shire of Wambo

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. In 1951, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 as the Country Party

National Party of Australia

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 member for Maranoa

Division of Maranoa

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, defeating the sitting member, Charles Russell

Charles Russell (Australian politician)

Charles Wilfred Russell was an Australian politician, pastoralist and right wing activist who served briefly in both the Queensland and federal parliaments. Initially a member of the Country Party, he later became one of its key critics and campaigned actively against it in the 1950s and 1960s...

, who had been expelled from the Country Party for supporting the appreciation

Appreciation

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 of the pound

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. He held the seat until his retirement in 1966. Brimblecombe died in 1973.