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Mr Nicholas Joseph KEARNS (1920 - 1980)

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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
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Bankstown 07 Oct 1978 24 Jul 1980 1 year 9 months 18 days
Member for Bankstown 01 May 1976 12 Sep 1978 2 years 4 months 13 days
Member for Bankstown 17 Nov 1973 02 Apr 1976 2 years 4 months 17 days
Member for Bankstown 23 Feb 1971 19 Oct 1973 2 years 7 months 27 days
Member for Bankstown 04 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2 years 11 months 10 days
Member for Bankstown 01 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2 years 8 months 24 days
Member for Bankstown 03 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3 years 29 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 03 Mar 1962 24 Jul 1980 18 years 4 months 22 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined branch in 1941, branch president and secretary; president of Bankstown state electorate council.
Community Activity
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.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Christopher Kearns, storekeeper, and Julia Murphy. Married Doreen McLaughlin on 15 November 1945 and had issue, 1 son.
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.