Harold Mair
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Harold David Mair, OAM
(2 June 1919 – 7 September 2011) was an Australian politician. Mair was mayor of Albury
from 1976 until 1977 and was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
. He held the seat of Albury between 1978 and 1988 for the Australian Labor Party
. In 1988 he lost his seat to the Liberal Party
's Ian Glachan
.
A footbridge constructed as part of the Hume Freeway project in Albury, which replaced the Dean Street Bridge, was named after Harold Mair.
Order of Australia
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(2 June 1919 – 7 September 2011) was an Australian politician. Mair was mayor of Albury
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
from 1976 until 1977 and was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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...
. He held the seat of Albury between 1978 and 1988 for 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...
. In 1988 he lost his seat to the Liberal Party
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...
's Ian Glachan
Ian Glachan
Ian Doric Glachan was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 2003, representing the electorate Albury. He was subsequently elected Mayor of the Greater Hume Shire in 2005, but died suddenly the next month.-Early...
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A footbridge constructed as part of the Hume Freeway project in Albury, which replaced the Dean Street Bridge, was named after Harold Mair.