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  1. Vincent Clare (Clair) Gair (1901-1980), railway clerk and premier, was born on 25 February 1901 at Rockhampton, Queensland, eighth child of John Alexander Gair, a prison warder from Scotland, and his wife Catherine Mary, née Maguire (d.1950), a nurse from Ireland. Catherine became prominent in local politics as a supporter of the fledgling ...

  2. On 27 December 1944 at the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, New Farm, Brisbane, Gair married Ellen Mary (Nell) Sexton, a clerk and a former nun; they had two sons. The Gairs purchased a house in Annerley, which remained the family home for the rest of Gair’s life. [2]

  3. Vincent Clair Gair. Premier of Queensland 1952-1957 and Ambassador to Ireland. Vince Gair was born in Rockhampton, the eight child of John Alexander Gair and Catherine Mary Gair.He was educated at Leichhardt State School and St Joseph's Christians Brothers. He started his working life at the Qld Railways in 1916 and in the same year his...

  4. follow. FEW Queensland politicians have had as big an impact on the national scene as Vince Gair, who was premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957. Gair was removed from office as a result of ...

  5. Feb 6, 2018 · Like many people, Vince Gill has been watching sexual assault survivors come forward and share their stories over the past few months. Their courage reminded him of a song he wrote several years ...

  6. May 25, 2023 · Child Neglect; The abuse can affect the child's mental health and well-being. At its worst, abuse or neglect could result in physical injury or death. Prevention efforts against child abuse have grown over the last 50 years. People became more aware that child abuse is a severe social and health problem.

  7. Mar 11, 2019 · Like in the film, his plan was to call the police and have his mother hauled away for child abuse. However, when the police arrived they told him that if he pressed charges against his mother, he would have to live in a juvenile home for the next four years until he reached the age of 18.