Alan Charles Bird was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston, Tasmania

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, he was educated at state primary schools in Melbourne

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 and at Melbourne High School

Melbourne High School

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 before becoming an engineer. As an official with the Amalgamated Engineers' Union, he was associated with the Australian Labor Party

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Bird was elected to Northcote City Council

City of Northcote

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 in 1930 at the age of twenty-four and served continuously on the Council for the remainder of his life. Bird served as Mayor in 1940-41 and again in 1958-59. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 in 1949 as the Labor member for Batman

Division of Batman

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. Concurrent service on both Northcote Council as well as the federal parliament was certainly prejudical to Bird's health. He died in July 1962.