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Arthur Calwell


 

Arthur Augustus Calwell (August 28 1896 - July 8 1973) Australian politician, was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria. His father was a police officer of Irish descent. His mother was of Irish-American descent. A gifted high school student, Calwell was a devout Roman Catholic and joined the Australian Labor Party in his youth. Lacking the resources to pursue a university education, Calwell became a clerk in the Victorian Public Service, in which he worked for the Department of Agriculture and the State Treasury.

Further reading

  • Arthur Calwell, Labor's Role In Modern Society (1963)
  • Arthur Calwell, Be Just And Fear Not (1972)
  • Colm Kiernan, Calwell (1978)