Notes
- ↑ Correy, Phillip (26 April 2007). "Wounded senator falls to protege". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
George Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 17 September 1997 –30 June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Childs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1943 Belfast,Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
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