Mr Nicholas Joseph KEARNS (1920 - 1980)**

  • Date of Birth: 16/01/1920
  • Place of Birth: Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
  • Date of Death: 24/07/1980
  • Place of Death: Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia

Parliamentary Service

PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly3 Mar 196224 Jul 198018yr(s) 4mth(s) 22day(s)
Member for Bankstown3 Mar 196231 Mar 19653yr(s) 29day(s)
40th (1962 - 1965)
Member for Bankstown1 May 196523 Jan 19682yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s)
41st (1965 - 1968)
Member for Bankstown4 Feb 196813 Jan 19712yr(s) 11mth(s) 10day(s)
42nd (1968 - 1971)
Member for Bankstown23 Feb 197119 Oct 19732yr(s) 7mth(s) 27day(s)
43rd (1971 - 1973)
Member for Bankstown17 Nov 19732 Apr 19762yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s)
44th (1973 - 1976)
Member for Bankstown1 May 197612 Sep 19782yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s)
45th (1976 - 1978)
Member for Bankstown7 Oct 197824 Jul 19801yr(s) 9mth(s) 18day(s)
46th (1978 - 1981)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined branch in 1941, branch president and secretary; president of Bankstown state electorate council.


Qualifications, occupations and interests

Fitter and turner. Educated at Belmore Technical School; joined Railways Department as an apprentice fitter, Eveleigh workshops in 1936; fitter and turner in Eveleigh and Chullora workshops; sub foreman from 1961 unti l1962; member of Transport Officers' Association and Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union, shop steward at Chullora.


Personal

Son of Christopher Kearns, storekeeper, and Julia Murphy. Married Doreen McLaughlin on 15 November 1945 and had issue, 1 son.


Additional Information



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