220:
c. 1877; died 7 June 1938) and his wife
Margaret (nÊe McGrath). His education began at St Patrick's Convent in Auckland and in 1916 he left New Zealand and carried on his schooling at St Mary's Convent in New South Wales before finishing his education in Queensland at
293:, Waters lost endorsement for the seat of Kelvin Grove. The following year he was stripped of his party membership over a row involving his stance on medical aid to Russia. His membership was not restored until 1957. The Frank Waters Park, located in
597:
582:
607:
243:
On 24 June 1930, Waters married Jessie Kate
Robertson (c. 1902 â 9 June 1985); they had two sons and one daughter. In 1985 he was awarded the Member of the
602:
267:
165:
240:, joining the Australian Military Forces in 1942 and rising to the rank of Sergeant in the Queensland Echelon and Records Section of Army Records.
196:(10 August 1907 â 6 August 1990), commonly referred to as F. J. Waters, was a telegraph messenger and trade unionist who became a member of the
564:
283:
85:
546:
275:
73:
554:
301:
271:
230:
50:
197:
44:
514:
20:
263:(Queensland branch) and the Queensland trade union movement both before and after his time in the Queensland Parliament.
260:
537:
376:
349:
155:
314:
248:
279:
209:
117:
402:
592:
587:
430:
294:
290:
345:
486:
306:
247:
medal for service to the trade union movement. Waters died in
September 1990 and was cremated at
244:
229:, and Kuridala State Schools. On leaving school he became a telegraph messenger, working for the
226:
217:
458:
222:
576:
237:
213:
121:
509:
481:
371:
141:
453:
425:
145:
233:
from 1922 to 1932 and then was a canvasser for new telephone subscribers.
137:
518:. No. 551. New South Wales, Australia. 7 September 1949. p. 5
278:. He held Kelvin Grove for 6 years before losing in 1938 to the only
434:. No. 23, 204. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1932. p. 14
462:. No. 1435. Queensland, Australia. 7 April 1938. p. 1
598:
Australian Labor Party members of the
Parliament of Queensland
289:
In 1941, after several well-publicised clashes with
Premier
313:He was, in September 1949, a charter member of the
179:
171:
161:
151:
127:
100:
95:
79:
67:
41:
30:
490:. Queensland, Australia. 28 April 1948. p. 3
300:He was president of the Queensland branch of the
380:. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1938. p. 20
583:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
403:"Jessie Kate Waters & Francis John Waters"
8:
282:member to sit in the Queensland Parliament,
533:
526:– via National Library of Australia.
498:– via National Library of Australia.
470:– via National Library of Australia.
442:– via National Library of Australia.
388:– via National Library of Australia.
27:
19:For other people named Frank Waters, see
397:
395:
326:
274:, easily defeating the sitting member,
216:, the son of John Thomas Waters (born
175:Jessie Kate Robertson (m.1930 d.1985)
7:
340:
338:
336:
334:
332:
330:
63:11 June 1932 â 2 April 1938
608:20th-century Australian politicians
510:"Australian Peace Council Launched"
304:in 1948. In that year he sued the
302:Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen
14:
603:People from Hastings, New Zealand
261:Amalgamated Postal Workers Union
198:Queensland Legislative Assembly
45:Queensland Legislative Assembly
270:candidate, he won the seat of
259:Waters held many roles in the
1:
21:Frank Waters (disambiguation)
405:. Albany Creek Memorial Park
372:"Death of Mr. J. T. Waters"
297:, was named in his honour.
624:
18:
561:
551:
543:
536:
187:
91:
56:
37:
538:Parliament of Queensland
482:"Writ Against Newspaper"
377:The Telegraph (Brisbane)
350:Parliament of Queensland
315:Australian Peace Council
249:Albany Creek Crematorium
156:New Zealander Australian
280:Protestant Labor Party
266:In June 1932, as the
16:Australian politician
431:The Brisbane Courier
426:"Details of Colling"
208:Waters was born in
194:Francis John Waters
183:Telegraph messenger
105:Francis John Waters
487:Brisbane Telegraph
307:Brisbane Telegraph
245:Order of Australia
218:Hamilton, Victoria
571:
570:
562:Succeeded by
454:"FIGHT FOR DALBY"
191:
190:
615:
559:1932–1938
544:Preceded by
534:
528:
527:
525:
523:
506:
500:
499:
497:
495:
478:
472:
471:
469:
467:
459:The Courier-mail
450:
444:
443:
441:
439:
422:
416:
414:
412:
410:
399:
390:
389:
387:
385:
368:
362:
361:
359:
357:
346:"Former Members"
342:
134:
114:
112:
96:Personal details
82:
70:
61:
47:
28:
623:
622:
618:
617:
616:
614:
613:
612:
573:
572:
567:
558:
549:
532:
531:
521:
519:
508:
507:
503:
493:
491:
480:
479:
475:
465:
463:
452:
451:
447:
437:
435:
424:
423:
419:
408:
406:
401:
400:
393:
383:
381:
370:
369:
365:
355:
353:
344:
343:
328:
323:
257:
223:South Johnstone
206:
162:Political party
136:
132:
116:
110:
108:
107:
106:
80:
68:
62:
57:
48:
43:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
621:
619:
611:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
575:
574:
569:
568:
563:
560:
550:
545:
541:
540:
530:
529:
501:
473:
445:
417:
391:
363:
325:
324:
322:
319:
256:
253:
205:
202:
189:
188:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
163:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
135:(aged 82)
129:
125:
124:
115:10 August 1907
104:
102:
98:
97:
93:
92:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
71:
65:
64:
54:
53:
42:Member of the
39:
38:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
620:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
580:
578:
566:
565:George Morris
557:
556:
548:
542:
539:
535:
517:
516:
511:
505:
502:
489:
488:
483:
477:
474:
461:
460:
455:
449:
446:
433:
432:
427:
421:
418:
404:
398:
396:
392:
379:
378:
373:
367:
364:
351:
347:
341:
339:
337:
335:
333:
331:
327:
320:
318:
316:
311:
309:
308:
303:
298:
296:
292:
287:
285:
284:George Morris
281:
277:
273:
269:
264:
262:
255:Public career
254:
252:
250:
246:
241:
239:
236:He served in
234:
232:
228:
224:
219:
215:
211:
203:
201:
199:
195:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
167:
164:
160:
157:
154:
150:
147:
143:
139:
131:6 August 1990
130:
126:
123:
119:
103:
99:
94:
90:
87:
86:George Morris
84:
78:
75:
72:
66:
60:
55:
52:
46:
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
555:Kelvin Grove
552:
547:Richard Hill
520:. Retrieved
513:
504:
492:. Retrieved
485:
476:
464:. Retrieved
457:
448:
436:. Retrieved
429:
420:
407:. Retrieved
382:. Retrieved
375:
366:
354:. Retrieved
312:
305:
299:
291:Forgan Smith
288:
276:Richard Hill
272:Kelvin Grove
265:
258:
242:
238:World War II
235:
207:
193:
192:
133:(1990-08-06)
81:Succeeded by
74:Richard Hill
58:
51:Kelvin Grove
32:Frank Waters
25:
593:1990 deaths
588:1907 births
553:Member for
310:for libel.
214:New Zealand
152:Nationality
122:New Zealand
69:Preceded by
577:Categories
321:References
180:Occupation
142:Queensland
111:1907-08-10
522:3 October
494:3 October
384:5 October
204:Biography
146:Australia
59:In office
295:Ashgrove
210:Hastings
138:Brisbane
118:Hastings
515:Tribune
466:5 April
438:5 April
409:5 March
356:5 April
352:. 2015
227:Selwyn
172:Spouse
268:Labor
166:Labor
524:2020
496:2020
468:2016
440:2016
411:2016
386:2020
358:2016
128:Died
101:Born
49:for
231:PMG
579::
512:.
484:.
456:.
428:.
394:^
374:.
348:.
329:^
317:.
286:.
251:.
225:,
212:,
200:.
144:,
140:,
120:,
415:.
413:.
360:.
113:)
109:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.