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8 unusual facts about Premier of New South Wales


East Sydney by-election, 1931

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Eddie Ward, who was associated with New South Wales Premier Jack Lang's wing of the party.

Gordon Samuels

The appointment of Samuels as Governor of New South Wales in 1996 was followed by some controversy, not because of any doubt about his qualifications, but because of the accompanying announcement by the Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr.

Margy Osmond

She was appointed media adviser to the NSW Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs under then Premier Nick Greiner in 1998 and later became Chief of Staff to the NSW Minister for State and Regional Development.

Montmorency, Victoria

Merchant Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812–1867), the first Premier of New South Wales, owned the farming property known as 'The Montmorency Estate' until the 1840s.

Newcastle by-election, 1935

As Newcastle was the only remaining New South Wales seat held by the federal Labor Party, the by-election was closely fought with the breakaway New South Wales Labor Party, supporters of the controversial former Premier Jack Lang.

Paddington, New South Wales

The clock was officially set in motion on Wednesday, 30 August 1905, by Mr. J.H. Carruthers, the Premier of New South Wales, who mentioned in passing that "he thought that the day on which peace had been declared between Russia and Japan was a fitting time to set it in motion" and that "he hoped there would be peace and goodwill on earth as long as the clock continued to go".

Phil Koperberg

On 30 March, New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma announced Koperberg would be the Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water.

State Records Authority of New South Wales

A number of instructions were issued by both the Premier and the Public Service Board, advising departments to transfer non current records considered to be of historical value, to the Mitchell Library.


1977 FESPIC Games

The Games were opened on November 20 by Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia and closed on November 26, 1977 by Honourable Neville Wran, Premier of New South Wales.

Binnaway, New South Wales

A street in the town is named Renshaw Street after the former Premier of New South Wales Jack Renshaw who grew up and went to school in the area.

Dennis Ferguson

In September 2009, in response to public anger at Ferguson living in the Ryde area in the Northern Suburbs region of Sydney, the Government of New South Wales under Premier Nathan Rees and the Housing Minister David Borger moved to introduce legislation to allow the government to evict child sex offenders from public housing.

Electoral district of Fuller

Fuller was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1968 in the Ryde area and named after George Fuller, Premier of New South Wales, 1922-1925.

Eric Woodward

When Sir John Northcott's term as Governor of New South Wales drew to a close, the Premier, Joseph Cahill, sought another Australian-born military officer to succeed him and chose Woodward, who assumed office on 1 August 1957.

Greg Barns

Barns was an adviser to New South Wales premier Nick Greiner (1988–1991), his successor and later Federal Minister for Finance, John Fahey (1991–1996), and the Howard government.

Lang Labor

Lang still faced significant opposition within the caucus and the caucus appointed cabinet but he was able to defeat his opponents by returning his commission as Premier to the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair on 25 May 1927.

North Shore Rowing Club

Sir George Dibbs, a three-time Premier of New South Wales was one of the instigators of a public meeting held in July 1879 at Milsons Point to consider the prospects of establishing a rowing club on Sydney harbour's north side.

Pittwater state by-election, 2005

In August 2005, it was reported that at an evening function on 29 July, a drunken Brogden had sexually harassed at least one female reporter and uttered a racist slur against Helena Carr, the Malaysian-born wife of outgoing Premier Bob Carr.

William Lyne

Sir William John Lyne KCMG (6 April 1844 – 3 August 1913), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry.


see also

Chippendale, New South Wales

The John Storey Memorial Dispensary was built in 1926 as a memorial to John Storey, a former Premier of New South Wales.

McKell

William McKell GCMG (1891–1985), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, 12th Governor-General of Australia

Neuroscience Research Australia

On 15 November 2000, the Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr, officially opened the new sections of the institute.

Prairiewood, New South Wales

The festival has grown to now cater for tens of thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims and has included as guests Yusuf Islam, famous Australian footballer, Hazem El Masri, the then Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery and the previous Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally.

Waratah

In 2009, the Premier of New South Wales, Nathan Rees, commissioned a state logo based on the floral emblem.