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Biographical entry Collier, Phillip (1873 - 1948)

Born
1873
Woodstock, Victoria
Died
1948
Occupation
Trade Union - Organiser and Politician - State - WA (MLA or MLC)

Summary

Born and raised in Victoria, Collier left school in his teens to work as a goldminer in Victoria and New South Wales. In 1904, he moved to Western Australia to work with the Perseverance Gold Mining Company. He was a member of the Amalgamated Workers' Association and delegate to the Trades and Labor Council in 1905. In 1905 he entered the Legislative Assembly as the member for Boulder. He served as Premier from 1924 to 1930 and again from 1933 to 1936 when he stepped down.

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  • Black, David, 'Phillip Collier', in Serle, Geoffrey and Nairn, Bede (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 70-72. Details

See also

Ross G. Elford

Created: 24 January 2002, Last modified: 25 January 2002