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Timothy William McCristal (1881–1963)

This entry is from Obituaries Australia

One of the State’s stormy petrels, Mr Tim McCristal, died at his home at Fairfield last week. He was a one-time resident of the Manning, following farming pursuits at Stoney Creek. Tim had a pretty good military record in the first world war, but his habit of giving anyone a piece of his mind had him in trouble both in and out of the army. He had many unsuccessful attempts to get into Parliament, but he was so frank in his utterances that he was never able to make the grade. Tim actually founded a political organisation, with a name characteristic of the man – The Australian Republican Party.  But it never caught on with the voting public, and so had funeral rites read over it as a still-born ideal.

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'McCristal, Timothy William (1881–1963)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mccristal-timothy-william-33874/text42435, accessed 7 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

24 March, 1881
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

Death

24 June, 1963 (aged 82)
Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

diabetes

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

Occupation or Descriptor
Military Service
Key Organisations
Political Activism