Donald Macdonell (Australian politician)

Donald Macdonell (1862 – 26 October 1911) was a politician, trade unionist and shearer in New South Wales, Australia.

Born at

Labor Party in 1894, and helped to draft the rules for the new Australian Workers' Union when the shearers' and labourers' unions amalgamated in the same year. He continued as secretary of the AWU's Bourke branch thereafter. He was general secretary of the AWU from 1900 to 1911.^[1]

In 1901 he was elected to the

Cobar by-election on 7 October,^[2] but died three weeks later.^[3]

Macdonell died in Melbourne on 26 October 1911(1911-10-26) (aged 48–49) and is buried at Stuart Mill.^[3]

He was a friend of Henry Lawson who in 1899 described Macdonell as "the tallest, straightest, and perhaps the best of the Bourke-side bush-leaders".^[1]

References

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ISSN 1833-7538
. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cobar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mr Donald Macdonell (1862-1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by William Wood	Chief Secretary 1910–1911	Succeeded by Fred Flowers
Preceded by John Perry	Minister for Agriculture 1910–1911	Succeeded by John Treflé
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by William Spence	Member for Cobar 1901–1911	Succeeded by Charles Fern
Trade union offices
Preceded by William Spence	General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union 1900 – 1911	Succeeded by Tom White

[Donald_Macdonell_ADB-1] 
ISSN 1833-7538
. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[Green_Cobar-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cobar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[Donald_Macdonell_NSW_parl-3] "Mr Donald Macdonell (1862-1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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