Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin (1895-1978) was Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1963, the first Country Party Premier since 1932. 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Area 1,852,642 km² (2st) - Land 1,730,648 km² - Water 121,994 km² (6. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...
Vincent Clair Gair (February 25, 1902 - November 11, 1980) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957 when, on April 24, 1957, nearly a year after leading the ALP to a state election victory, he was dismissed from his own party, for failing to... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ...
Nicklin was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales on 6 August 1895, the son of a newspaper proprietor.
Nicklin was not widely known when he became Premier, and while he was too modest a man to indulge in self-aggrandising publicity he was skilled enough a politician to let the honest label stick.
When Jack Pizzey, Nicklin's successor, died, Ahern's prospects suffered a setback when the wily conservative Joh Bjelke-Petersen was elected as the Country Party's new leader.
This was founded partly on Ahern's closeness to Nicklin, whom Bjelke-Petersen had resented; partly on Ahern's youth and intellect; and partly on Ahern's Roman Catholicism, unpalatable to Bjelke-Petersen as the son of a Lutheran preacher.
Bjelke-Petersen was determined to stymie Ahern's ambitions to be in Cabinet.