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Bernie Kilgariff was born on 30 September, 1923 in Adelaide, South Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Bernie Kilgariff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Farmer
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 30 September 1923
Birthday 30 September
Birthplace Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death 2010
Died Place Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Nationality Australia

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1923

Bernard Francis Kilgariff AM (30 September 1923 – 13 April 2010) was an Australian politician.

He was one of the founders of the Country Liberal Party and served as a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly which included a stint as Deputy Majority Leader.

1929

Kilgariff was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and in 1929 arrived in Alice Springs (then called Stuart) with his family on one of the first Ghan trains from Adelaide.

1930

Kilgariff's father and uncles built and ran the Barrow Creek and Tennant Creek Hotels in the early 1930s.

1938

He attended the Hartley Street School, and in 1938, the local Catholic school.

His first job was building runways for the fledgling Connellan Airways.

1943

On 17 June 1943, Kilgariff enlisted in the Australian Army and served overseas.

1946

At the time of his discharge on 11 September 1946, he was a Sergeant in the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion.

After the Second World War, Kilgariff became involved in community service, and was a member of the Northern Territory Housing Commission for thirteen years.

1960

In 1960, he was approached by the Administrator of the Northern Territory with regard to joining the Northern Territory Legislative Council.

Kilgariff agreed and was elected, beginning a long political career.

1965

He supported the North Australia Party (NAP) at the 1965 Legislative Council elections.

1974

Kilgariff was one of the founders of the Country Liberal Party, an independent political party consisting of Country Party and Liberal Party members, to field candidates at the 1974 Legislative Council elections.

In 1974, the Legislative Council became the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.

Kilgariff was elected to the Assembly for Alice Springs, and was named the first Speaker of the Assembly.

1975

He was elected to the Australian Senate in 1975, and initially sat with the National Country Party until 1979, before sitting with the Liberal Party for the rest of his federal political career.

He resigned on 16 July 1975 to become Deputy Majority Leader (equivalent to a deputy premier in the states).

Shortly after that, in November 1975, he resigned as Deputy Majority Leader and from the Assembly in order to run for one of two newly created seats in the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory in the 1975 federal election.

Kilgariff, along with Ted Robertson (ALP) were elected as the Northern Territory's first Senators.

Kilgariff sat with the parliamentary National Country Party room, due to the affiliation between the CLP and the National Country Party.

1979

In 1979, after CLP also became affiliated with the Liberal Party and permitted its federal parliamentarians to sit in the "Party Rooms of their choice in Canberra", Kilgariff chose to sit with the parliamentary Liberal Party from 8 March 1979.

This was so that the CLP have representation in both the Liberal Party and the National Country Party, with the only other CLP federal member Sam Calder continuing to sit with the National Country Party.

1989

Kilgariff was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours for continued service to the Northern Territory through the Northern Territory Landcare Council, the Anti-Rabbit Research Foundation, the Cattleman's Association, the Australia Day Council and St John Ambulance.

1996

In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

2001

In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through parliament.

2005

His daughter Fran is a former mayor of Alice Springs, who also ran as a Labor Party candidate in the 2005 Northern Territory general election.

2010

Bernie Kilgariff died on 13 April 2010, after suffering an ongoing illness.

He was given a state funeral on 22 April.