MAKE A MEME View Large Image ...Qld 1 213364 Sir Frank Nicklin possibly on his farm at Palmwoods, ca. 1950.jpg en Sir Frank Nicklin possibly on his farm at Palmwoods ca 1950 Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin 1895 - 1978 was better known as Sir Frank He was born at ...
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Keywords: StateLibQld 1 213364 Sir Frank Nicklin possibly on his farm at Palmwoods, ca. 1950.jpg en Sir Frank Nicklin possibly on his farm at Palmwoods ca 1950 Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin 1895 - 1978 was better known as Sir Frank He was born at Murwillumbah New South Wales and as a teenager moved with his family to Beerwah in Queensland about 1910 He worked on his parents' banana plantation before enlisting in the Australian Army in 1916 He was sent to the Western Front as a member of the 49th Battalion He was awarded the Military Medal After the war he returned to Queensland and purchased a pineapple farm at Palmwoods which he turned into a successful farming business Frank married Georgina Robertson Fleming died 1960 but they didn't have any children In the 1920s Frank was officer bearer with local fruit growing associations which led him into politics On 11 June 1932 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the Country Party's candidate for the seat of Murrumba From 1950 he held the seat of Landsborough At the state elections in 1957 Nicklin was elected premier as part of a coalition government While premier Nicklin held portfolios of chief secretary 1957 - 1963 and State Development 1963 - 1968 He was a serious and determined yet friendly leader known as 'Honest Frank' He resigned as premier in January 1968 and retired from parliament the following month after taking ill On 22 January 1969 he received his Knighthood from Lord Casey at Government House in Canberra Sir Frank died at Nambour on 29 January 1978 circa 1950 handle 10462/deriv/135540 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Men's clothing of Australia Ananus comosus Frank Nicklin Palmwoods Queensland 1950 in Queensland Black and white photographs
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