Gordon Stirling

Gordon Stirling
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Williamstown
In office 19 May 1973 – 1 August 1988
Preceded by	Larry Floyd
Succeeded by	Joan Kirner
Personal details
Born	28 December 1924(1924-12-28) Geelong, Victoria
Died	11 June 1999(1999-06-11) (aged 74) Werribee, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Betty June Wilson
Children	Kay and David
Occupation	Moulder Naval Petty Officer Oil refinery operator Union Official
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1946 – 1958
Rank	Petty Officer
Unit	HMAS Warramunga (I44)[1]
Battles/wars	Korean War

Gordon Stirling (28 December 1924 – 11 June 1999) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1988.^[2]

Career

HMAS Warramunga, which Stirling served aboard during the Korean War.

Stirling worked as a moulder before joining the Royal Australian Navy in 1946. He served as an Able Seaman aboard HMAS Warramunga during the Korean War, reached the rank of Petty Officer, then completed his service in 1958. In 1962 he joined the Australian Labor Party.^[3]

Stirling's political activity led to a career as a unionist, becoming an official of the Federated Storemen and Packers Union. He was a member of the Australia-USSR Friendship Society as well as the Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament.^[3] He was also involved in the Williamstown Historical Society, the Williamstown branch of the Returned and Services League, and he was a member of the Williamstown Hospital board.^[3]

Stirling was elected to the Victorian Electoral district of Williamstown at the 1973 State election, won by the Liberal party under new leader Rupert Hamer. He served on Labor's Public Works Committee from 1976 to 1982 and the Salinity and Printing committees from 1974 to 1983, and was a member of the Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences board.^[3] He retired in August 1988, a month before John Cain II's narrow re-election to a third term.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.koreanroll.gov.au/veteran.aspx?id=1210754
2. ^ http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1465
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} http://tex.parliament.vic.gov.au/bin/texhtmlt?form=VicHansard.dumpall&db=hansard91&dodraft=0&speech=2757&activity=NULL&title=Gordon+Francis+Stirling&date1=3&date2=November&date3=1999

External links

• Gordon Stirling at re-member
• Gordon Stirling's Korean War Service Record at Dept of Veterans' Affairs

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Larry Floyd	Member for Williamstown 1973–1988	Succeeded by Joan Kirner

Persondata
Name	Stirling, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28th December 1924
Place of birth	Geelong
Date of death	11 June 1999
Place of death	Werribee