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Ellen Sexton (1944–1980; his death) [1] Occupation. Public servant, Ambassador. Vincent Clair Gair (25 February 1901 – 11 November 1980) [2] was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party.
Vincent Clair Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party from 1965 to 1973. In 1974 he was appointed Australian Ambassador to Ireland by the Whitlam government, which caused his ...
Brisbane City Council Library, BCC-B120-14565. 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.
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Vincent Clair Gair (25 February 1901 – 11 November 1980) was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party.
Name: Vincent Clare Gair: Alternative Names: Vincent Clair Gair ; Born: 25 February, 1901 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Died: 11 November, 1980 (aged 79)
Feb 5, 2017 · VINCE Gair ended his political life with a scandal known as “The Night of the Long Prawns’’ and finished his days as an Australian diplomat by referring to the British ambassador as “you ...
Name: Vincent Clare Gair: Alternative Names: Vincent Clair Gair ; Born: 25 February, 1901 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Died: 11 November, 1980 (aged 79)
