Identity area
Reference code
RW 184
Title
Herbert John McPherson, politician
Date(s)
- 1976-1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
(1917-1994)
Biographical history
Born in Ganmain in 1917 to John McPherson (a butcher) and Josephine Ledger. Trained and worked as a butcher in Wagga Wagga. Married Lorna Ellis in 1943 and had 4 children. Served in the 2nd Australian Infantry Forces from 1940 to 1946. Wagga Wagga City Council Alderman from 1956 to 1959. Labor member of the NSW Legislative Council from 1964 - 1981, serving as Deputy Lead of the Opposition from 1972 to 1973 and Temporary Chairman of committees from 1973 to 1978. Died in Wagga Wagga in 1994.
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
OPEN to public access.
Conditions governing reproduction
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Script of material
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Finding aids
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