Sir David Brand KCMG (1 August 1912-15 April 1979) was Premier of Western Australia from 1959-1971 and a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1945-1975. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Following are lists of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2001-2005 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 2005-2009 Category: ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Brand was born in Dongara, Western Australia, the eldest of four children of Albert John Brand, a farmer, and his wife Hilda née Mitchell, whose father Samuel Mitchell was a prominent geologist and member of the Legislative Council (1884-85) and represented Murchison in the Legislative Assembly (1897-1901). Dongara is a townsite located 351 km NNW of Perth on the Brand Highway. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Brand's parents farmed at Northampton and moved to a farm near Mullewa in 1924. He was left school at 14 to work on the farm. At Mullewa he became secretary of the local branch of the Primary Producers' Association, a forerunner of the Farmers Federation. Northampton, Western Australia, 52 km north of Geraldton, it is a quiet wheatbelt town. ... Mullewa townsite is located in the northern agricultural region, 450 km north of Perth and 98 km east north east of Geraldton. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Farmers Federation (NFF) is an Australian industry association that represents Astralian farmers at a national level, including through lobbying the Australian Government. ...

In 1935, Brand moved to Kalgoorlie and worked at the Golden Horseshoe Mine, as a truck driver, treatment hand, filter specialist and shift boss. In his spare time, he was active in the Methodist Church and as a scoutmaster. Kalgoorlie may refer to the following geographically related places: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a city and council in Western Australia; Division of Kalgoorlie, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives located around the geographical area; Electoral district of Kalgoorlie, an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... A Scoutmaster is the adult leader of a Troop in Boy Scouts. ...

War service

Following the outbreak of World War II, Brand enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 23 November 1939. As a Private, he was assigned to the 2/11th Battalion, part of the 6th Division, which embarked for the Middle East on 20 April 1940. Brand fought in the North African campaign, including the advance on Benghazi, and was promoted to Corporal before the 2/11th was sent to the Greek campaign, in which he was seriously wounded on 24 April 1941. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) was the name given to the volunteer units of the Australian Army in World War II. The 2nd AIF was formed, from 1939 onwards, to fight overseas: most army units were Militia (reserve) units and under Australian law at the time, Militia troops... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... The 6th Division of the Australian Army was a unit in the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) during World War II. It served in the North African campaign, the Greek campaign and the New Guinea campaign, including the crucial battles of the Kokoda Track, among others. ... During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ... Combatants Western Desert Force Italian Tenth Army Commanders Richard OConnor Rodolfo Graziani Pietro Maletti † Strength 50,000 soldiers 120 guns 275 tanks 100,000 soldiers 1,600 guns 600 light tanks Casualties 494 dead 1,225 wounded 3,000 dead 115,000 captured 400 tanks 1,292 guns Operation... This article is about the military rank. ... Combatants Germany Italy Bulgaria Greece United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Commanders Wilhelm List, Maximilian von Weichs Alexander Papagos, Henry Maitland Wilson, Thomas Blamey Strength Germany:[1] 680,000 men, 1200 tanks 700 aircraft 1Italy: 529,000 men 1Greece: 350,000 men British Commonwealth:[2] 58,000 men Casualties 1Italy:[2...

Brand was eventually sent back to Australia for further treatment, arriving in August, and was discharged as medically unfit in April 1942. He was re-mobilised in September, as an instructor with the 7th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps, in Geraldton and was promoted to Warrant Officer in January 1943. With the war effort beginning to wind down, Brand was discharged from the army in January 1945. The Volunteer Defence Corps was an Australian militia force of World War II modelled on the British Home Guard. ... Geraldton is a town in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth. ... For Warrant Officers in the United States military, see Warrant Officer (United States). ...

Civilian life and political career

Brand married Doris Elspeth McNeill at Mingenew Methodist Church on 20 March 1944. (They were to have three children.) After his army discharge, Brand took over the general store at Dongara.

The incumbent Labor member for the State seat of Greenough, John Newton, was killed in action with the RAAF in 1945. Brand won the seat for the Liberal Party in a by-election that year, defeating Newton's brother by a narrow margin. Greenough is an Electoral district of Western Australia. ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ...

In October 1949, Ross McLarty became Premier and Brand entered cabinet as Minister for Housing, Forests and Local Government. From April 1950 he was Minister for Works, Water Supply and Housing, working to establish the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company refinery at Kwinana. Brand later described this as his greatest achievement. He was also involved in the creation of other major industrial projects. Ross McLarty Sir Duncan Ross McLarty (born 17 March 1891 in Pinjarra, Western Australia, died 22 December 1962 in Pinjarra) was a pastoralist and politician and the twenty-first Premier of Western Australia. ... The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) was founded in 1909, as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. ... The Town of Kwinana is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ...

After the Coalition's defeat in 1953, Brand became deputy leader of the Opposition. After McLarty's retirement, Brand was elected party leader on March 1, 1957. The Coalition returned to power in 1959, and Brand was sworn in as Premier on 2 April. His administration retained office at the elections of 1962, 1965, and 1968. The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1960, the Federal government lifted its embargo on iron exports, which had been in place since 1938, enabling exploitation of large iron deposits in the Pilbara. The mining of large bauxite deposits in the Darling Scarp also commenced, along with and expansion of mineral processing at Kwinana and the South West. Federal finance for the Ord River Scheme was also secured by Brand's government. Substantial oil and gas deposits were discovered in the Pilbara. In 1968, Western Australia ceased to be a net recipient of federal financial assistance. In June 1969, Brand was knighted. For delayed access after publication, see Embargo (academic publishing). ... For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... Bauxite with penny Bauxite with core of unweathered rock Bauxite is an aluminium ore. ... Darling Range (~2000 ft elevation), Perth, Swan River estuary. ... The South West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... The Ord River is a 320-kilometer-long river in northern Western Australia. ... For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). ... The Commonwealth Grants Commission is an Australian government body that advises on Australian Government (Commonwealth) financal assistance to the states and territories of Australia. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...

However, the government suffered from a series of controversies relating to environmental, heritage, Aboriginal and housing issues, along with the impact of production quotas for wheat, imposed by the federal Coalition government. Brand collapsed while speaking publicly in 1971. He recovered but the Coalition lost the election that year by one seat. Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ...

Brand died of heart disease in Carnamah in 1979. Carnamah is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of Perth along the Midlands Road. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

The federal electoral Division of Brand in Western Australia, created in 1984, is named after him.^[1] From 1988 to 1995, the West Australian Tourism Awards were named the Sir David Brand Awards, in recognition of his work to advance the tourism industry.^[2] The Division of Brand is an Australian Electoral Division located south of Perth, Western Australia and including the towns of Mandurah and Rockingham. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... This article is about the year. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

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References

• David Black, "Brand, Sir David (1912 - 1979)" (Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition)