Bernie Kilgariff
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Bernie Kilgariff AM |
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| Senator for the Northern Territory | |
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In office 13 December 1975 – 10 July 1987 |
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| Succeeded by | Grant Tambling |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 September 1923 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 13 April 2010 (aged 86) Alice Springs, Northern Territory |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Aileen Kilgariff |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Bernard Francis "Bernie" Kilgariff AM (30 September 1923 – 13 April 2010) was an Australian politician. He was one of the founders of the Country Liberal Party and served as a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly which included a stint as Deputy Majority Leader before being elected to the Australian Senate.
Kilgariff was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and in 1929 arrived in Alice Springs (then called Stuart) with his family on one of the first Ghan trains from Adelaide. Kilgariff's father and uncles built and ran the Barrow Creek and Tennant Creek Hotels in the early 1930s.
He attended the Hartley Street School, and in 1938, the local Catholic school. His first job was building runways for the fledgling Connellan Airways. On 17 June 1943, Kilgariff enlisted in the Australian Army and served overseas. At the time of his discharge on 11 September 1946, he was a Sergeant in the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion.
After the Second World War, Kilgariff became involved in community service, and was a member of the Northern Territory Housing Commission for thirteen years. In 1960, he was approached by the Administrator of the Northern Territory with regard to joining the Northern Territory Legislative Council. Kilgariff agreed and was elected, beginning a long political career.
Kilgariff was one of the founders of the Country Liberal Party, an independent political party consisting of Country Party and Liberal Party members, to field candidates at the 1974 Legislative Council elections.
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