Charles Russell (Australian politician)
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Charles Russell MLA |
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| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Dalby |
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In office 3 May 1947 – 28 October 1949 (Resigned to seek election to federal parliament) |
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| Preceded by | Aubrey Slessar |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Maranoa |
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In office 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Adermann |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred Brimblecombe |
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24 April 1907 Manilla, New South Wales |
| Died | 21 October 1977 (aged 70) Dalby, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Country (1949–50) Independent (1950–51) |
| Spouse(s) | Hilary Maude Newton |
| Occupation | Grazier |
Charles Wilfred Russell (24 April 1907 – 21 October 1977) was an Australian politician, pastoralist and right wing activist who served briefly in both the Queensland and federal parliaments. Initially a member of the Country Party, he later became one of its key critics and campaigned actively against it in the 1950s and 1960s. His successful court action invalidating the Queensland government's stock levy in 1977, in the last year of his life, was one of his most significant achievements.
Russell was born at Willambi, Manilla, near Tamworth in New South Wales. He was the fourth of five children, and the only surviving son, born to grazier Wilfred Adams Russell (who served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 1926–32) and his wife Millicent, daughter of pastoralist Charles Baldwin. The family moved to Queensland in 1910, settling at Dalmally station near Roma. In 1923, Wilfred acquired Jimbour Station, a property in the Darling Downs built by Sir Joshua Bell. Charles was educated at Cranbrook School in Sydney, and later worked as a jackeroo on his father's western Queensland sheep stations. In 1930 he became manager of Nardoo station in Cunnamulla.
Wilfred Russell died in 1932, and Charles inherited the family properties. Elected to Wambo Shire Council in 1932, he was a prominent spokesman for the wool industry and advocated the construction of all-weather roads. He joined the board of Sturmfels Primary Producers' Co-operative Association in 1937 and was influential in arranging its merger with the Queensland Primary Producers' Co-operative Association.
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