Harry Moore (Australian politician)
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Harry Moore was a former Australian Labor Party
politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for the Tuggerah
from 1981 to 1988, and for Wyong
from 1988 to 1991.
Moore was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the Australian Army in the Pacific. In 1989 he was responsible for new laws in the New South Wales Parliament which legalised the traditional soldier's game of Two-up
on ANZAC Day each year.
Moore was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia
in 1993, the Pacific Star and the Federation Medal for his military and political service in 2001. He died in August 2009 from pneumonia.
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
for the Tuggerah
Electoral district of Tuggerah
Tuggerah was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales, which partly replaced Munmorah in 1981 and was named after the Tuggerah Lakes. In 1988, it was replaced by Wyong and The Entrance. Its only member was Harry Moore, representing the...
from 1981 to 1988, and for Wyong
Electoral district of Wyong
Wyong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district is a 44,017 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast. The main urban centres are the towns of Wyong, Toukley and Wyee...
from 1988 to 1991.
Moore was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the Australian Army in the Pacific. In 1989 he was responsible for new laws in the New South Wales Parliament which legalised the traditional soldier's game of Two-up
Two-up
Two-up is a traditional Australian gambling game, involving a designated 'Spinner' throwing two or three coins into the air. Players gamble on whether the coins will fall with both heads up, both tails up, or with one coin a head, and one a tail...
on ANZAC Day each year.
Moore was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
in 1993, the Pacific Star and the Federation Medal for his military and political service in 2001. He died in August 2009 from pneumonia.