Neil MacGroarty
| Neil MacGroarty | |
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| Attorney-General of Queensland | |
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In office 21 May 1929 – 11 Jun 1932 |
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| Premier | Arthur Moore |
| Preceded by | John Mullan |
| Succeeded by | John Mullan |
| Constituency | South Brisbane |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane |
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In office 11 May 1929 – 11 June 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Myles Ferricks |
| Succeeded by | Vince Gair |
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Neil Francis MacGroarty 1 May 1888 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 10 August 1971 (aged 83) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country and Progressive National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Doreen Mary Joseph (m.1929 d.1985) |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Neil Francis MacGroarty (1 May 1888 – 10 August 1971) was a solicitor and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
MacGroarty was born in Jane Street, South Brisbane,Queensland, to Irish-born parents Daniel Cannon MacGroarty, inspector of schools, and his wife Anna Maria (née Kearney). Educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and Nudgee College, he entered into articles of clerkship with Patrick O'Sullivan before being admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1911. MacGroarty became O'Sullivan's business partner for eight years and in 1919 he transferred to the bar where he practiced from the old Inns of Court building in Adelaide Street.
At the 1929 election, MacGroarty, the Country and Progressive National Party candidate, defeated Labor's Myles Ferricks to win the seat of South Brisbane. He was immediately appointed attorney general and in his maiden speech he attracted controversy when, after being interjected, he stated that the Queensland Court of Industrial Arbitration would be "ringbarked" as soon as possible.
In April 1930, a Royal Commission was held into the purchase of the Mungana mines and Chillagoe smelters by the Queensland Government in what became known as the Mungana affair. The former owners included Peter Goddard and Fred Reid as well as then Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore and future Premier, Bill McCormack. Macgroarty opened the crown submissions and, after the commissioner, former Justice James Campbell, found the transactions to be fraudulent, MacGroarty, for the crown, sued the four men for £30,000 damages before Chief Justice Sir James Blair of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The four member jury went on to find in favour of the defendants.
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