Harry Moore (Australian politician)

Harry Frank Moore (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[3] in 1993, the Pacific Star and the Federation Medal for his military and political service in 2001.[4] He died in August 2009 from pneumonia.

References

  1. "Man who made Anzac Day two-up legal dies". Express Advocate. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. "Mr Harry Frank Moore (1924–2009)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. "Moore, Harry Frank". Medal of the Order of Australia. It's an Honour. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. "Moore, Harry Frank". Centenary Medal. It's an Honour. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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