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Arthur William Buckley (1891-1974) tram conductor, trade union leader, member of NSW parliament
Birth: 16 January 1891 in Charters Towers, Queensland, son of William James Buckley, miner, later engine driver, and Louisa, née Carlson. Marriage: 20 June 1914 in St James’s Anglican Church, Sydney, to Gertrude Rachel McKenzie, tailoress. They had one son and two daughters. Death: 10 June 1974 at Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales. Religion: Catholic.
Sources
Australian Worker, 18 March 1920, 21 March 1923; Co-operator, 21 Dec 1916; Railways Union Gazette, 9 April 1923; ARU General Secretary’s Biennial Report, May 1950; Greg Patmore, A history of industrial relations in the NSW Government Railways (PhD thesis University of Sydney, 1985); Heather Radi, Peter Spearritt and Elizabeth Hinton, Biographical Register of the NSW Parliament 1901-1970 (Canberra, 1979).
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16 January,
1891
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
10 June,
1974
(aged 83)
Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia