Harold Allison | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 18 September 1979 –10 November 1982 | |
Preceded by | Don Hopgood |
Succeeded by | Lynn Arnold |
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly | |
In office 12 July 1975 –11 December 1993 | |
Preceded by | Allan Burdon |
Succeeded by | seat abolished |
Constituency | Mount Gambier |
In office 11 December 1993 –11 October 1997 | |
Preceded by | seat established |
Succeeded by | Rory McEwen |
Constituency | Gordon |
Personal details | |
Born | Harold Allison 10 July 1930 |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Harold Allison (born 10 July 1930) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Mount Gambier from 1975 to 1993 and Gordon from 1993 to 1997 for the Liberal Party. [1]
The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia. Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement,both of which were descended from Liberal Party dissenting splinter groups,it was Australia's largest minor party from its formation in 1977 through to 2004 and frequently held the balance of power in the Senate during that time.
Lawrence Neil Bonnett was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang,and started his career with the help of Bobby and Donnie Allison. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s with his performances in cars owned by Jim Stacy and Wood Brothers Racing,becoming one of the top competitors in the 1980s. The Alabama native currently ranks 47th in all-time NASCAR Cup victories. He appeared in the 1983 film Stroker Ace and the 1990 film Days of Thunder. Bonnett hosted the TV show Winners for TNN from 1991 to 1994. He was a color commentator for CBS,TBS,and TNN in the years until his death. Bonnett's driving career was interrupted by a severe brain injury from a crash in 1990. He was killed while practicing for the 1994 Daytona 500 for a much-anticipated comeback.
The Pitjantjatjara are an Aboriginal people of the Central Australian desert near Uluru. They are closely related to the Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra and their languages are,to a large extent,mutually intelligible.
The City of Port Lincoln is a local government area located on the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It consists of one suburb - Port Lincoln. It is surrounded on land by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula,which also has offices in Port Lincoln.
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May Allison was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films,although she also appeared on stage.
Deborah Knight is an Australian television and news presenter,radio host,and journalist.
Cheero Point is a waterfront locality and suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales,Australia. Cheero Point is located on the west bank of the Mooney Mooney Creek in the Brisbane Water National Park. It is situated 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Sydney. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
Harold Norman Horder was an Australian rugby league player. He was a national and state representative player whose club career was with South Sydney and North Sydney between 1912 and 1924. Regarded as one of the greatest wingers to play the game,from 1924 until 1969 his 152 career tries was the NSWRFL record.
The NSWRL Harold Matthews Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales between teams made up of players aged under 16. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). The competition is made up of NSW-based clubs and includes both junior representative teams of the elite National Rugby League (NRL) and clubs that do not field teams in the NRL competition.
James Asbury Allison was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the inventor of the Allison Perfection Fountain Pen and with Carl G. Fisher,founded Prest-O-Lite,a manufacturer of automobile headlights. Also with Fisher,Frank H. Wheeler,and Arthur C. Newby he was a founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. Allison formed the Indianapolis Speedway Team Company later known as the Allison Experimental Company,and later as the Allison Engine Company which was eventually purchased by General Motors after Allison's death becoming the Allison Division of General Motors,a manufacturer of automotive transmissions,aircraft engines,truck engines,and other products.
Sherard Falkner Allison was a British Anglican bishop and successively the Bishop of Chelmsford and the Bishop of Winchester.
The R817 road is a suburban road in south Dublin,Ireland connecting Harold's Cross to Ballyboden via Kimmage,Templeogue,and Ballyroan.
Michael Robert Willesee,was an Australian television journalist,interviewer and presenter.
The 1997 South Australian state election was held on 11 October 1997.
Wagaya (Wakaya) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. Yindjilandji (Indjilandji) may have been a separate language. The linguist Gavan Breen recorded two dialects of the language,an Eastern and a Western variety,incorporating their description in his 1974 grammar.
William Harold Oliver was an Australian rules footballer. Harold Oliver was a key player to some of South Australian football's most successful teams. He starred in South Australia's victorious 1911 Australian football championship along with Port Adelaide's 1914 "Invincibles" team. After being close to retiring from the game after World War I,he returned to captain both Port Adelaide to the 1921 SAFL premiership and South Australia in a game against Western Australia. His reputation as an early exponent of the spectacular mark—along with his general skill at playing the game—saw him regarded as one of the best players South Australia has produced.
The 1993 South Australian state election was held on 11 December 1993.
Joshua Allison is a 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He played basketball for the Kilsyth Cobras and the Sherbroke Suns before suffering a serious accident in 2011. He began playing wheelchair basketball in 2013,and was selected for the national team in 2014. That year he was part of the team that won the 2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. In 2016,he represented Australia the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The River of Romance is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Henry Otto and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film starred Harold Lockwood and May Allison.