Arthur Nieberding Fuller (24 October 1893 – 21 March 1987) was a long serving member of the Australian House of Representatives. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate
Born in Gundagai to a goldminer and his wife, Fuller spent his childhood in the New South Wales goldfields. Gundagai He later managed a clothing store in Cobar before moving to Tumut in 1919 to open a clothing store of his own. Cobar is a town in northwestern New South Wales, Australia. It is located 711 km (442 miles northwest of Sydney. Tumut [1] In 1921, Fuller met and married Vera Hoad, with whom he would have two daughters, and established a Labor Party branch in Tumut (for which he served as secretary until 1971).
Political career
With his wife as his campaign manager, Fuller first contested the Division of Hume at the 1940 election as the official Labor candidate but lost to Tom Collins, the sitting Country Party member, due partly to candidates from the Lang Labor and New South Wales Labor factions standing and splitting the Labor vote. The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. Thomas Joseph "Tom" Collins ( 6 April 1884 &ndash 15 April 1945) was an Australian politician and stock and station agent The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Lang Labor was the name commonly used to describe two successive break-away sections of the Australian Labor Party, both led by the New South Wales Labor leader
Fuller successfully contested Hume at the 1943 election as part of the Curtin Labor landslide. John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct In his maiden speech, Fuller stated his full support for the nationalisation of airlines and banks and that "the Commonwealth Parliament should assume supreme control of land and all other national resources, including money. "[2] However, Fuller was not adverse to criticising Labor policy when it detrimentally affected his constituents, such as in April 1944 when he accused Labor leaders of stifling the economic development of the New South Wales Riverina district (which encompassed Hume). The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW Australia [3]
In parliament, Fuller quickly gained a reputation as one of its quirkier members. A tall, thin man with a long neck, Fuller was nicknamed "Pilsener" due to his resemblance to long thin pilsener bottles. His inclination for long, loud speeches led one reporter to write that Fuller was "at times likely to rant about things he was passionate about without thought for tact", while his idiosyncratic dress sense became a subject of mirth for the Canberra Press Gallery. [4]
Following his successful re-election in 1946, Fuller was given the official job of Government Whip and the unofficial job of chief heckler of opposition speakers, particularly Jack Lang. John Thomas Lang ( 21 December 1876 - 27 September 1975) Australian politician usually referred to as J [5]
Fuller lost to his Country Party opponent Charles Anderson by 767 votes at the 1949 election following a campaign by the Country Party linking Fuller to the Communist menace. Charles Groves Wright Anderson VC, MC (12 February 1897 – 11 November 1988 was a South African born Australian recipient of the Victoria Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate In 1951, Fuller regained Hume by 796 votes but lost it to Anderson again by 1715 votes in 1955 before regaining it again from Anderson by 704 votes at the 1961 election. History In 1944, Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) History In 1949 Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through Issues Due to a credit squeeze the economy had gone into a brief recession in 1961
By the 1963 election Fuller, in failing health, no longer had to face his old opponent Anderson but had lost much of his support base, with long time supporter The Tumut and Adelong Times urging a vote against "our grand old man of politics"[6]. Background The election was held following the early dissolution of the House of Representatives
Following his loss to his Country Party opponent John Pettitt, Fuller retired to Tumut. John Alexander Pettitt ( 25 September 1910 &ndash 25 December 1977) was an Australian politician
References
- ^ Rydon, J. , (1975), A Biographical Register of the Commonwealth Parliament 1901-1972, Australian National University Press, Canberra.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates of the Senate and House of Representatives, Session 1943, Fourth Session of the seventeenth Parliament, 27th of July 1945.
- ^ Tumut and Adelong Times "Fuller in Parliament", 18 April 1944.
- ^ Brown, C. (2007). [www. csu. edu. au/research/archives/summerscholarship_reports/Claire%20Brown%20Final%20Report2006-2007. doc Country Politics 1943-1963: War, Wool, Socialism and Swinging Seats]. Charles Sturt University. Retrieved on 2007-11-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
- ^ Daly, F. (1977) From Curtin to Kerr, Sun Books, Melbourne. Frederick Michael Daly ( 13 June 1912 - 2 August 1995) was a long-serving Australian Labor Party Politician, a
- ^ Tumut and Adelong Times, 28 November 1963.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Collins |
Member for Hume 1943–1949 |
Succeeded by Charles Anderson |
| Preceded by Charles Anderson |
Member for Hume 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by Charles Anderson |
| Preceded by Charles Anderson |
Member for Hume 1961–1963 |
Succeeded by John Pettitt |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fuller, Arthur Nieberding |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 24 October 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 21 March 1987 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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