Harley Dickinson
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Harley Rivers Dickinson was an Australian politician.
Dickinson was born in Richmond
in Melbourne
to Rivers Arthur Dickinson, a solicitor, and Dolina Marion Arbuckle. He attended Croydon State School and then Geelong College, and also graduated from the Australian School of Pacific Administration. He was part of a pioneer expedition to Mount Fubulan in Papua New Guinea
in June 1958, and was an officer in the department of the administrator until 1970. On 28 November 1964 he married Nicola Charlotte Nina Payne, with whom he would have four children. In 1976 he returned to Australia to become assistant secretary of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers, farming at Bannockburn
. In 1982 Dickinson was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the Liberal
member for South Barwon
. He resigned from the Liberal Party on 20 May 1992 and contested that year's election as an independent
, but was defeated.
Dickinson was born in Richmond
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to Rivers Arthur Dickinson, a solicitor, and Dolina Marion Arbuckle. He attended Croydon State School and then Geelong College, and also graduated from the Australian School of Pacific Administration. He was part of a pioneer expedition to Mount Fubulan in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
in June 1958, and was an officer in the department of the administrator until 1970. On 28 November 1964 he married Nicola Charlotte Nina Payne, with whom he would have four children. In 1976 he returned to Australia to become assistant secretary of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers, farming at Bannockburn
Bannockburn, Victoria
Bannockburn is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 93 km southwest of Melbourne. It is located in Golden Plains Shire. At the 2006 census, Bannockburn had a population of 2486....
. In 1982 Dickinson was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for South Barwon
Electoral district of South Barwon
South Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. Located in a mixed urban and rural area south of the Barwon River, it covers an area of 621km², including the Geelong suburbs of Belmont and Grovedale, Waurn Ponds and part of Highton, the coastal...
. He resigned from the Liberal Party on 20 May 1992 and contested that year's election as an independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
, but was defeated.