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Mr William Robert COULTER (1899 - 1984)

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Date of Birth: 01/12/1899
Place of Birth: Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland
Date of Death: 03/04/1984
Place of Death: Coogee, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Government Whip 14 May 1976 30 Sep 1976 4 months 17 days
Opposition Whip 08 Sep 1970 13 May 1976 5 years 8 months 6 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 11 Nov 1947 05 Nov 1978 30 years 11 months 26 days A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Dates of Election 11 November 1947, 25 November 1954 and 8 December 1966.Casual vacancy – elected for balance of term of service of Hon. F.D Kelly, resigned. Granted retention of tile of 'Honourable' for life.
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined in 1923 and became a librarian for Industrial Socialisation Committee in 1932, delegate to federal conference from 1941 until 1943, member of central executive from 1941 until 1946; whip in Legislative Council from 1970 until 1976.
Community Activity
Life member of the Sydney Catholic Club
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Engineer. Educated in a public school in Glasgow; went to sea; arrived in New South Wales c.1918; Technical College in Sydney., marine engineers certificate, and Workers' Educational Association; marine engineer; power station operator, general station foreman; alternate member of the conciliation committee for Municipal and Shire Councils' Employees' Union; organiser for Industrial Groups from 1946 until 1952; technical representative and marketing relations officer for Quality Castings Limited
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married Mary Joyce Buckley in 1929 and had issue, 1 son. Roman Catholic.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.