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Mr James Bernard SOUTHEE (1902 - 1979)

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Date of Birth: 06/06/1902
Place of Birth: Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 30/06/1979
Place of Death: Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Mount Druitt 13 Feb 1971 19 Oct 1973 2 years 8 months 7 days
Blacktown 24 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2 years 10 months 21 days
Blacktown 01 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2 years 8 months 24 days
Blacktown 03 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3 years 29 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 03 Mar 1962 19 Oct 1973 11 years 7 months 17 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), joined in 1929, offices branch and council, member of central executive 1957 - 1961, parliamentary representative in 1965.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Union organiser. Educated at Mildura and Leeton Public Schools; assisted father on farm; member of Australian Workers' Union, president of New South Wales branch 1956 - 1961; foundation member of Blacktown Hospital Board, president 1967 - 1972; Freeman of Municipality of Blacktown.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Laurence Southee, farmer, and Annie Lockie. Married Muriel Crotty in 1944 and had issue 1 daughter. 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.