Bruce Skeggs
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Bruce Albert Edward Skeggs (born 11 October 1932) was a longstanding Victorian Parliamentarian but equally famous for his career as a race-caller. He was a Liberal
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
from 1973 to 1982, representing Ivanhoe
. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Council
from 1988 to 1996, representing Templestowe Province
.
He was born in Sydney
, New South Wales
. As a schoolboy, he started singing professionally.
His early career was as a journalist and race-caller. As a trotting commentator from 1948-1982 and the official Trotting Control Board Victoria commentator 1955-1982, Skeggs called 20 inter-dominion championships and set a world record 34 000 trotting calls. He was well loved and sought after as a commentator.http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/hwtports/0/0/2/doc/hp002976.shtml He was the winner of the Australian Harness Racing Awards Joseph Coulter Media Award. Skeggs was also the President of the Cranbourne Harness Racing Club.
Skeggs worked as a journalist at the Argus and Farm and Home from 1950 to 1956 and was the founding editor of TV Week from 1956 to 1960. He established Cabon Publishing Company Pty Ltd in 1960 and was the chairman and managing director; editor and publisher Year Book of Australian Trotting 1960-1961 and was the editor for the Australian Trotting Register from 1960 to 2005.
Very active in anti-communist movements, he was President of the Freedom Coalition from 1984 to 1994.
He was very active in community life including community radio 3 INR and the Masonic Lodge
.
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
from 1973 to 1982, representing Ivanhoe
Electoral district of Ivanhoe (Victoria)
The Electoral district of Ivanhoe is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is based around the suburbs of Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and Rosanna....
. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
from 1988 to 1996, representing Templestowe Province
Templestowe Province
Templestowe Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the Liberal Party of Australia, but was held by the Australian Labor Party on two...
.
He was born in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. As a schoolboy, he started singing professionally.
His early career was as a journalist and race-caller. As a trotting commentator from 1948-1982 and the official Trotting Control Board Victoria commentator 1955-1982, Skeggs called 20 inter-dominion championships and set a world record 34 000 trotting calls. He was well loved and sought after as a commentator.http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/hwtports/0/0/2/doc/hp002976.shtml He was the winner of the Australian Harness Racing Awards Joseph Coulter Media Award. Skeggs was also the President of the Cranbourne Harness Racing Club.
Skeggs worked as a journalist at the Argus and Farm and Home from 1950 to 1956 and was the founding editor of TV Week from 1956 to 1960. He established Cabon Publishing Company Pty Ltd in 1960 and was the chairman and managing director; editor and publisher Year Book of Australian Trotting 1960-1961 and was the editor for the Australian Trotting Register from 1960 to 2005.
Very active in anti-communist movements, he was President of the Freedom Coalition from 1984 to 1994.
He was very active in community life including community radio 3 INR and the Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
.