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Mr (Bill) William Harmon BECKROGE (1944 - )
- Date of Birth: 10/12/1944
- Place of Birth: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Parliament | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 19 Sep 1981 | 5 Mar 1999 | 17yr(s) 5mth(s) 15day(s) | | |
| Member for Broken Hill | 19 Sep 1981 | 5 Mar 1984 | 2yr(s) 5mth(s) 16day(s) | 47th (1981 - 1984) |  |
| Member for Broken Hill | 24 Mar 1984 | 22 Feb 1988 | 3yr(s) 10mth(s) 30day(s) | 48th (1984 - 1988) | |
| Member for Broken Hill | 19 Mar 1988 | 3 May 1991 | 3yr(s) 1mth(s) 15day(s) | 49th (1988 - 1991) | |
| Member for Broken Hill | 25 May 1991 | 3 May 1995 | 3yr(s) 11mth(s) 9day(s) | 50th (1991 - 1995) | |
| Member for Broken Hill | 25 Mar 1995 | 5 Mar 1999 | 3yr(s) 11mth(s) 9day(s) | 51st (1995 - 1999) | |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Secretary New South Wales Parliamentary Labor Party since February 1987. Member Caucus committees on Agriculture; Lands; Water Resources; Mining. State Conference delegate since 1975. Country Conference delegate since 1981. Member Broken Hill Branch since 1972. Member Standing Orders and Procedure Committee. Member Joint Select Committee to enquire into the Western Division of New South Wales 1981-1984; Joint Select Committee upon Worker's Compensation 1983-1984.
Community Activity
Secretary Broken Hill and District Blind Citizens since 1977. Director New South Wales Geological and Mining Museum since 1984. Patron and vice patron of numerous community organisations.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Journalist. Educated at Darlinghurst Public School, Cleveland Street Boys High School and University of New England, Armidale. Trained as a Cadet Journalist with the Daily Mirror. Worked for Sun Herald, Barrier Daily, Barrier Miner, BKN Channel 7 and Radio 2BH Broken Hill. Research Officer. Previously journalist 1962-1974; Building Society Manager 1980-1981. Recreational interests include reading, playing bocce and lawn bowls, and travelling.
Additional Information
Electorate description: Rural. Located within Western Plains Statistical Agricultural Area. Principal centres: city of Broken Hill and towns of Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Wilcannia.
Area: 279,030 sq km Population: 42,017 Enrolment: 27,538
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