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Clarrie Martin

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landslide that ended Lang's premiership. During his time as the member for Young, Martin was active in forming and working with the Socialisation Units of the ALP. These Units promoted a transition to "socialism in our time" in the midst of the Depression crisis, which led him into conflict with Lang
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and was orphaned at an early age. He initially worked in the Broken Hill mines but continued his education privately. At age 17 he moved to Sydney, underwent teacher training and taught in state schools in rural NSW while continuing part-time studies in economics at the
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announced his resignation as premier on the grounds of ill health on 1 April 1952. At the caucus meeting on 3 April Cahill defeated Martin 32 votes to 14 for the office of Premier.
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By the mid-1930s, while still out of Parliament, he was a recognised leader of the left-wing forces inside the ALP. He was a supporter of rebel union-backed Labor Party, the
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Within a few months of Martin's entry into parliament, the Industrial Labor Party was re-admitted into the ALP caucus and Lang was replaced as
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in 1936, in 1952 he was appointed a Queen's Counsel. He was the founder of the NSW branch of the
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He remained Attorney General until 1953 when illness caused him to take the less hectic post of
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from 1930 until 1932 and from 1939 until his death in 1953. He was variously a member of the
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in New Guinea and the Middle East for 4 years and reached the rank of Major.
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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
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and was the son of a miner. He was educated at state schools in
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and his victory helped Labor form a government under Premier
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Martin entered the New South Wales Parliament at the
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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However, he was defeated in the 14: 1090:Australian democratic socialists 495:Cahill bested Martin again when 379:Second Australian Imperial Force 375:State Library of New South Wales 235: 756:. 22 September 1949. p. 2 728:. 22 September 1949. p. 3 700:. 14 September 1949. p. 3 636:"Baddeley To Be Coal Director" 589:Australian National University 558:. 22 November 1936. p. 12 1: 672:. 9 September 1949. p. 4 644:. 7 September 1949. p. 3 552:"Miner's Son Goes To The Bar" 530:Parliament of New South Wales 358:Broken Hill, New South Wales 334:Australian Labor Party (NSW) 184:Australian Labor Party (NSW) 1110:University of Sydney alumni 1070:20th-century King's Counsel 994:1949 – 1950 970:1941 – 1953 938:1939 – 1953 911:1930 – 1932 664:"Mr. Baddeley Resigns Seat" 425:caused by the death of the 1131: 868:. 10 April 1952. p. 1 437:. His victory and that of 397:. He defeated the sitting 1105:Australian schoolteachers 1095:Australian King's Counsel 1023: 1014: 1006: 996: 987: 982: 972: 963: 955: 950: 940: 931: 923: 913: 904: 896: 889: 840:. 3 April 1952. p. 2 837:The Sydney Morning Herald 812:. 3 April 1952. p. 1 809:The Sydney Morning Herald 784:. 2 April 1952. p. 1 753:The Sydney Morning Herald 725:The Sydney Morning Herald 697:The Sydney Morning Herald 669:The Sydney Morning Herald 641:The Sydney Morning Herald 311: 119: 66: 54: 45: 1080:Australian Army officers 199:(m.1933–1953; his death) 1017:Minister for Transport 528:Former members of the 504:Minister for Transport 427:United Australia Party 419:Industrial Labor Party 338:Industrial Labor Party 321:Clarence Edward Martin 188:Industrial Labor Party 1085:Australian barristers 373:and a trustee of the 259:Years of service 16:Australian politician 577:White, Paul (2000). 363:University of Sydney 210:University of Sydney 934:Member for Waverley 414:and his followers. 377:. 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Index

Major
The Honourable
QC

Attorney General of New South Wales
William McKell
James McGirr
Joseph Cahill
Sir Henry Manning
Bill Sheahan
Ballarat
Colony of Victoria
Centennial Park
New South Wales
Australia
Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
Australian Labor Party (NSW)
Industrial Labor Party
Alma mater
University of Sydney
B.Ec.
LL.B.
Australia
Australian Army
Major
2nd AIF
Second World War
New Guinea Campaign
Major
QC

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