Harry Moore (Australian politician)
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Harry Frank Moore, OAM (29 March 1924 – 14 August 2009) was an Australian Labor Party politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Tuggerah from 1981 to 1988 and for Wyong from 1988 to 1991.
Moore was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the Australian Army in the Pacific.[1] In 1989, he was responsible for new laws in the New South Wales Parliament which legalised the traditional soldier's game of Two-up on Anzac Day each year.[2]
Moore was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 in recognition of his community service,[3] and the Centenary Medal for his service to politics in 2001.[4] He died in August 2009 from pneumonia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Man who made Anzac Day two-up legal dies". Express Advocate. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Mr Harry Frank Moore (1924-2009)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Harry Frank Moore". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 13 June 1993. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
For service to the community
- ^ "Centenary Medal entry for Mr Harry Frank Moore". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
For outstanding service to the community, including through parliament