Edwin Kerby
Edwin Kerby | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Ballaarat | |
| In office 13 December 1919 – 2 June 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McGrath |
| Succeeded by | Charles McGrath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1885 Nationalist Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
Edwin Thomas John Kerby (12 April 1885 – 5 July 1971) was an Australian politician.
Early life
Born in
Ballarat, Victoria
, he attended Grenville College before becoming a mining engineer and electrical contractor.
Military service
He served in World War I from 1914 to 1919. During his service he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.[1]
Politician
In 1919, he was selected as the
Amateur radio
Throughout his adult life Kerby maintained an interest in amateur radio and held the callsigns VK7EK while resident at Ringarooma, Tasmania (1932 to 1939) and VK3KK while living in Auburn, Melbourne, Victoria (1946 to 1969).[4]
Notes
- ^ "Edwin Thomas John Kerby". UNSW Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Kean v Kerby [1920] HCA 35, (1920) 27 CLR 449.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Potted biography
References
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