Date of Birth: 22/05/1923
Place of Birth: Australia
Date of Death: 25/04/1987
Place of Death: Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Northern Tablelands |
24 Mar 1984 |
22 Apr 1987 |
3 years 30 days |
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| Member for Northern Tablelands |
19 Sep 1981 |
05 Mar 1984 |
2 years 5 months 16 days |
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| Member for Armidale |
07 Oct 1978 |
28 Aug 1981 |
2 years 10 months 22 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
07 Oct 1978 |
22 Apr 1987 |
8 years 6 months 16 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Grazier since 1959. Field Officer, 1970 - 1978, Community Development and Extension Division, Department. Recreational interests include golf, bowls and gardening.
Military Service
Royal Australian Air Force - Flying Officer
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of P. McCarthy. Married Thelma on 8 March 1945 and they had 2 daughters and 1 son.
Additional Information
Ken Turner and Michael Hogan (editors), The Worldly Art of Politics, Sydney,
Federation Press, 2006 (Chapter 6: "A tale of two independents" [Bill McCarthy
and Richard Torbay], by Frank Bongiorno, page 55)
