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Oil painting of Maurice Blackburn, 1942

Maurice McCrae Blackburn (19 November 1880 - 31 March 1944), Australian politician, was born in Inglewood, Victoria. Oil painting is the process of painting with Pigments that are bound with a medium of Drying oil — especially in early modern Europe Linseed oil Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Inglewood is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Calder Highway, in the Shire of Loddon. He moved to Melbourne with his mother following the death of his father in 1887. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School matriculating in 1896. Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and Boarding school predominantly for boys located in South Yarra After completing school, he attended the University of Melbourne, graduating in arts and law in 1909, and began to practice as a lawyer a year later. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria.

In the same year, he also became a member of the Victorian Socialist Party and was soon editing its newspaper the Socialist. The Victorian Socialist Party (VSP was a Socialist political party in Victoria, Australia in the early 20th century Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Later, in 1912, he joined the Australian Labor Party.

Blackburn married Doris Hordern in 1914 and later the same year entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Australian Labor Party member for the Electoral district of Essendon, but lost his seat in 1917, due largely to his strong anti-war and anti-conscription stances. Doris Amelia Blackburn ( September 18, 1889 &ndash 12 December 1970) was an Australian activist and Member of Parliament Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia The Electoral district of Essendon is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority He returned to practising law, establishing the firm Maurice Blackburn & Co. in 1921, dealing primarily in trade union law and civil liberties cases. Maurice Blackburn is a large Law firm in Australia. It is notable for its close relationship with Australia Trade unions The firm was established by Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar

Blackburn made his mark on Australian politics in 1921 when he led a successful move to have the socialisation of the means of production added to Labor's official platform (this became known as the "socialist objective"). Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Returning to state Parliament in 1925 as the member for Fitzroy, Blackburn introduced legislation aimed at removing discrimination against women and opposed what he saw as repressive economic measures proposed during the depression. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1933 he was elected Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, but resigned from the Assembly in 1934 so he could contest the Federal seat of Bourke based on the suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg in Melbourne. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the lower House of the Parliament of Victoria. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Division of Bourke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. Brunswick is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

Although he won Bourke and held it until 1943, his relations with the Labor Party were chequered. His support for international socialism and his opposition to conscription frequently caused him to take positions opposed to Labor policy, and in 1937 he was expelled over his membership of the Movement Against War and Fascism. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was soon re-admitted to the ALP but expelled again in 1941 for his support of the Australia-Soviet Friendship League. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His expulsion was seen as a warning to other left-wing MPs that violation of party policy was not to be tolerated. Blackburn continued to serve as the member for Bourke as an Independent, voting against the Labor government's conscription bill, but lost his seat at the 1943 election to the official Labor candidate.

Blackburn died on 31 March 1944 in Prahran, Victoria of cerebral tumour and was buried in Box Hill cemetery, survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and his mother. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prahran (pronounced "pruh-RAN" also known colloquially as "Pran" is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, His estate, which included a fine library, was sworn for probate at £2552. In a eulogy, Australian Prime Minister John Curtin referred to Blackburn as "one of the great servants of the people of the Commonwealth of Australia. 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 " His widow Doris won Bourke as an Independent Labour candidate at the 1946 election and spent much of her time in Parliament promulgating similar policies to those that Blackburn supported.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Frank Anstey	Member for Bourke 1934 – 1943	Succeeded by William Bryson

The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Not to be confused with F Anstey, the pseudonym of British author Thomas Anstey Guthrie Frank Anstey ( 18 August 1865 The Division of Bourke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. William George "Bill" Bryson ( 24 February 1898 – 2 March 1973) was an Australian politician for the Australian Labor

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