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Biography for ARKINS, James Guy Dalley

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Biographies

Date

03-09-2020 04:22 AM

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Parliamentary Library

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State

NSW

Electorate

 

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ARKINS, James Guy DalleyBiography for ARKINS, James Guy Dalley

Senator for New South Wales

United Australia Party


Parliamentary Service

State: Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Castlereagh, 1915 at by-election.

Federal: Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 26.9.1935 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice L Courtenay (deceased). Defeated at general elections, 1937.


Committee Service


Party Positions

Publicity and Research Officer of the Parliamentary United Australia Party (NSW).

Councillor of the Nationalist Party from 1929 to 1930.

Member of the United Australia Party Council from 1931 to 1940.

Vice-President of the United Australia Party from 1940 to 1942.


Personal

Born 14.10.1887, Millthorpe, Australia

Died 2.8.1980, Port Hacking

Married


Qualifications and Occupations before entering Federal Parliament

Flour miller.

Journalist.

Builder.

Clerk.


State/Territory Government Service

Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Castlereagh, 1915 at by-election.

Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for St George, 1920. Contested the New South Wales Legislative Assembly division of Rockdale, 1927.

Government Whip from 1927 to 1930.

Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Rockdale, 1927. Retired prior to general elections, 1930.


Military Service

Attached to 1st Australian Mechanical Transport Company.

Enlisted in the AIF at Sydney from 20.03.1916 to 02.10.1919, Appointment terminated.

Embarked for active service, 25.11.1916.

Returned to Australia, 02.09.1919 (via America).