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Members of the
Australian House of Representatives for Forrest
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People educated at Sydney Church of
England Grammar School
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Australian Interstate Regatta. He was awarded a
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High commissioners of
Australia to the United Kingdom
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Royal
Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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1196:Members of the Australian House of Representatives
1153:Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
571:(1886–1979) and Gladys Mary Snashall. He attended
547:governments from 1958 to 1969. He later served as
543:from 1949 to 1969, including as a minister in the
1231:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
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783:
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950:, itsanhonour.gov.au; accessed 21 June 2017.
237:10 December 1958 – 18 December 1963
175:18 December 1963 – 28 February 1968
121:28 February 1968 – 13 February 1969
67:11 February 1969 – 12 November 1969
1301:Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
1236:People educated at Guildford Grammar School
341:10 December 1949 – 25 October 1969
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20:
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1216:Australian ministers for Foreign Affairs
1286:20th-century Australian public servants
1266:Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
1226:Rowers at the 1938 British Empire Games
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746:High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
710:, in February 1969 when Hasluck became
573:Sydney Church of England Grammar School
553:High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
450: 1939; died 1997)
279:High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
1276:University of Western Australia alumni
903:Freight & Container Transportation
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1311:Australian World War II bomber pilots
1261:People from Angaston, South Australia
691:. In February 1968, he was appointed
687:in 1958 and in 1963 he was appointed
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609:In 1939, he began practising law in
1271:20th-century Australian politicians
1221:Royal Australian Air Force officers
1211:Members of the Cabinet of Australia
1006:Minister for Shipping and Transport
689:Minister for Shipping and Transport
225:Minister for the Interior and Works
163:Minister for Shipping and Transport
789:"Robert Evelyn Freeth (1886–1979)"
633:by 1945, when he was demobilised.
16:Australian politician and diplomat
14:
1251:Ambassadors of Australia to Japan
924:"Freeth, Sir Gordon (1914–2001)"
818:Guildford Grammar School website
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291:March 1977 – March 1980
596:University of Western Australia
472:University of Western Australia
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1306:Sportsmen from South Australia
1296:Australian World War II pilots
1126:Australian Ambassador to Japan
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55:Minister for External Affairs
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704:Minister for Foreign Affairs
611:Katanning, Western Australia
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1078:Parliament of Australia
900:New Transport Minister
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665:incumbent and minister
613:. With the outbreak of
1256:Australian male rowers
744:from 1970 to 1973 and
727:Australian Labor Party
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551:from 1970 to 1973 and
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323:Australian Parliament
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853:(12 February 2002).
824:on 12 September 2018
506:British Empire Games
748:from 1977 to 1980.
563:Freeth was born in
555:from 1977 to 1980.
549:Ambassador to Japan
1163:Sir James Plimsoll
1094:Member for Forrest
979:Minister for Works
960:Political offices
906:April 1968 page 15
764:Freeth was made a
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581:Western Australia
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30:Sir Gordon Freeth
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1143:Preceded by
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1033:Minister for Air
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793:Freeth notes
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706:, replacing
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695:, replacing
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621:and he flew
615:World War II
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364:Frank Kirwan
359:Succeeded by
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213:Succeeded by
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151:Succeeded by
144:Peter Howson
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97:Succeeded by
90:Paul Hasluck
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1186:2001 deaths
1181:1914 births
1119:Allen Brown
989:John Gorton
736:Freeth was
729:candidate,
653:member for
625:bombers in
526:Coxed four
521:1938 Sydney
347:Preceded by
297:Preceded by
272:John Gorton
255:Preceded by
201:Preceded by
194:John McEwen
190:Harold Holt
139:Preceded by
132:John Gorton
85:Preceded by
78:John Gorton
1175:Categories
1157:1977–1980
1136:Mick Shann
1130:1970–1973
1098:1949–1969
1037:1968–1969
1010:1963–1968
983:1958–1963
772:References
738:Ambassador
627:New Guinea
588:King's Cup
559:Early life
478:Occupation
467:Alma mater
437:Joan Baker
389:1914-08-06
875:4 October
798:15 August
545:Coalition
337:In office
287:In office
233:In office
171:In office
117:In office
63:In office
716:Cold War
669:and the
623:Beaufort
575:and the
458:Children
948:Profile
860:Hansard
760:Honours
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657:in the
655:Forrest
651:Liberal
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