William Wattison
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William Ernest Wattison (5 November 1903 – 13 November 1975) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1947 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
(ALP) .
Wattison was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales
and was the son of a miner. He was educated at in public schools in Broken Hill and initially worked as a reporter on the Barrier Daily Truth. He was later a miner and became a member of the Barrier Industrial Council
. He was involved with local organizations including the Broken Hill Hospital Board and the Royal Far West Children's Health Scheme. Wattison was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Sturt at the 1947
election. The sitting Labor member Ted Horsington had retired. Wattison retained the seat for the Labor Party at the next 6 elections and retired from public life at the 1968
election. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
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...
from 1947 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
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...
(ALP) .
Wattison was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
and was the son of a miner. He was educated at in public schools in Broken Hill and initially worked as a reporter on the Barrier Daily Truth. He was later a miner and became a member of the Barrier Industrial Council
Barrier Industrial Council
The Barrier Industrial Council is the Labour council for the isolated mining town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.The organisation grew out of three of the largest strikes in Australia's history in 1892, 1909 and 1919...
. He was involved with local organizations including the Broken Hill Hospital Board and the Royal Far West Children's Health Scheme. Wattison was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Sturt at the 1947
New South Wales state election, 1947
The 1947 New South Wales state election was held on 3 May 1947. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1940 redistribution...
election. The sitting Labor member Ted Horsington had retired. Wattison retained the seat for the Labor Party at the next 6 elections and retired from public life at the 1968
New South Wales state election, 1968
The 1968 New South Wales state election was held on 24 February 1968. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1966 redistribution...
election. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.