Bromley, Fred Phillip, OAM

Personal

Bromley, Fred Phillip, OAM
Birth Date: 24 July 1917 (Nottingham, England)
Death Date: 14 May 1988 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents: Thomas Llewelyn Bromley and Amanda (nee Hopkins)
Family: Beryl Lillian Williams on 17 December 1941, 1 daughter
Education: Toowong State School; Brisbane Technical College
Religion: Church of England

Career

Dental technician; Justice of the Peace; Executive Member and Trustee, Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union; State Councillor and Federal Councillor, Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union; Delegate, Trades and Labor Council; Trade Union Congress; and QCE; Court advocate for the Union

Military Service: Served 2nd AIF, CPL 2/1st Australian Dental Unit, Artillery
Party Positions:
  1. Secretary, Buranda Branch, 1956 to 1965, and 1967 to 1974.
  2. President, Buranda Branch, 1965 and 1966.
  3. Local Campaign Director, Federal, State and Municipal elections.
  4. Secretary, Norman EEC. 1959 - 1970
  5. Delegate, Bowden FDE.
  6. Delegate (Proxy), Griffith FDE.
  7. Delegate, Wolloongabba Ward, MEC.
  8. Foundation Member and Trustee, Labor Fishing Club.
  9. President, South Brisbane EEC. 1972 - 1974
  10. Delegate, Union to Labor-in-Politics Convention (nine times).
  11. Member, Queensland Central Executive Committees: Industrial; Tourism; Welfare; Health; Housing; Education; Cultural Activities; and Redistribution.

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly ALP Norman 28 May 1960 27 May 1972
Assembly ALP South Brisbane 27 May 1972 7 Dec 1974

Additional Information

Notes: Returned Soldier Member, Returned and Services League. Vice-President: Brisbane Junior Soccer Association; Coorparoo Australian Rules Club; East Brisbane Junior Rugby League; Langlands Park Swimming Club; Eastern Suburbs Hockey Club; Thompson Estate Easts Amateur Athletic Association; and Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club. Foundation Member, Subnormal Children's Association. Patron: South Brisbane Returned and Services League; Australian Boy Scouts Association (Eastern Hills District); Queensland Table Tennis Association; Eastern Suburbs and District Junior Rugby League Club; Germania-Southside Soccer Club; and Aston-Villa Socer. Vice-Patron, TPI Returned and Services League. Member: Queensland Justices Association; all state school P&C associations in his electorate; Contemporary Arts Society; National Trust of Queensland; Wildlife Preservation Association; Fraser Island Defence Organisation; SPELD; Metropolitan Trotting club (Rocklea); Toowong Harriers Club; and Group Apprenticeship Committee. Life Member: Dental Technicians Association; Queensland Advisory Board; and Toowoong Salvation Army. Ex-delegate, Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade (executive representing Bowen). Trustee and Executive Officer, Woolloongabba Senior Citizens Association. Foundation Member and Vice-President, Equal Opportunity for Women Association. Executive Member, Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School and other associations for the visually handicapped. President, Coorparoo State High School P&C Association
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:193245; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Legge, JS, Who's who in Australia, XXth Edition, 1971 (Melbourne, Vic: The Herald and Weekly Times Limited)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 27 June 2017]