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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Apr 5, 2007 23:08:36 GMT -5
Born in Sydney in 1921, Tom Uren aspired to be a professional boxer. WWII put paid to that idea, where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese whilst fighting in Timor.  He beat the odds by surviving the horrors of the Burma-Thai railway, and also survived the war, to become a Manager at Woolworths. He joined the ALP (Australian Labor Party) and entered Federal Parliament in 1958. He served in two separate Labor Governments in the 70's and 80's. He was awarded on OA in 1993. |
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Post by Zenobia on Apr 6, 2007 14:47:24 GMT -5
Of course, anywhere else but Oz he would be called Thomas Uren.... ;D
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Apr 6, 2007 18:04:27 GMT -5
Of course, anywhere else but Oz he would be called Thomas Uren.... ;D Hurrumph, everyone's a critic  Here is some more info dragged up from : www.australianbiography.gov.au/uren/interview1.htmlWhere had the family come from originally?
Well, we were a mixture. The Uren name is a Cornish name. It comes from Penzance in Cornwall but my grandmother, my father's mother, was part-Jewess and her mother was a Jewess and her father was a Wellard, an Englishman. On my mother's side, they were both Scottish. The McCouats and the Millers. |
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Apr 8, 2007 6:17:17 GMT -5
Found another site which lists his given name as Thomas, which sounds much more likely.
It lists his portfolios during his two terms in Government :
Thomas Uren
Labor Party Member of the House of Representatives 1958–90 (Seat of Reid).
In the Whitlam government :
Minister for Urban and Regional Development (19 December 1972 – 11 November 1975).
In the Hawke government :
Minister for Territories and Local Government (11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984)
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs (11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984)
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services (13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987).
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Post by Zenobia on Apr 8, 2007 14:57:43 GMT -5
Ah...but does he have the most important (post 1967) requirement for being a member of the Australian government.....? An ability to swim....?  |
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Apr 9, 2007 0:54:47 GMT -5
Ah...but does he have the most important (post 1967) requirement for being a member of the Australian government.....? An ability to swim....? Holt with such witticisms  Uren is still with us, so I take that as a yes |
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Apr 9, 2007 11:58:17 GMT -5
You Sharks almost had me caught in the 'undertow' there! ;D
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Apr 12, 2007 5:52:18 GMT -5
You Sharks almost had me caught in the 'undertow' there! ;D I was thinking today I should have said "Holt and Deceased (t)" Maybe that may have been too corne-y |
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Apr 12, 2007 7:24:38 GMT -5
I can see you fit right in here - you are just as bad as our Administrator and myself when it comes to this sort of thing! ;D The two of us have been at this for many years and you would find all sorts of similar notations in our emails over that time. Enjoy! BTW - Just how many 'COSSINS' do you have? |
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Post by cornishpasty on Aug 11, 2007 5:17:47 GMT -5
LOL you lot !!! I wish I could lay claim to fame - having Tom on my Tree .......... however, I will keep looking ;D Fact is, he's a terrific person, with a terrific name AND he's a Labor Party person ...................... what more could I ask for. ;D 'cept he doesn't have the UREN nose and ears .......  |
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Aug 11, 2007 13:32:38 GMT -5
'Lugs' and 'Proboscis' are evident in the photo. Are you indicating that they are not the 'usual sets of facial gear' for the Uren family you know.  |
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Aug 11, 2007 19:23:31 GMT -5
I can see you fit right in here - you are just as bad as our Administrator and myself when it comes to this sort of thing! ;D The two of us have been at this for many years and you would find all sorts of similar notations in our emails over that time. Enjoy! BTW - Just how many 'COSSINS' do you have? Sorry I took so long to reply  Errr, can you re-word that in terms that a non-genealogist can understand ? Or are we having a lend in regard to the apparent plurality of my surname? |
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Aug 11, 2007 19:24:59 GMT -5
AND he's a Labor Party person ...................... what more could I ask for. ;D Eeek, let's hope Zenobia doesn't see this, it will set her right OFF |
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Post by cornishpasty on Aug 12, 2007 0:06:40 GMT -5
Hi Luke, Why  ?? Do tell all ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Aug 12, 2007 1:08:52 GMT -5
Hi Luke, Why ?? Do tell all ;D ;D ;D We might let Zenobia to step into that quicksand all by herself |
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?? Do tell all