Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician)

Arthur Alan Wilson OBE was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Collie in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1908 to 1947.[1][2]

Arthur Wilson
OBE
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Collie
In office
11 September 1908 – 17 February 1947
Preceded byJohn Ewing
Succeeded byHarry May
Personal details
Born
Arthur Alan Wilson

(1864-04-03)3 April 1864
Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Died19 August 1948(1948-08-19) (aged 84)
Inglewood, Western Australia
Resting placeKarrakatta Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabor Party
OccupationCoal miner
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1917–1919

He was also a writer and editor.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. "MR. A. WILSON DEAD". The West Australian. Vol. 64, no. 19, 375. Western Australia. 20 August 1948. p. 4 (Air Edition). Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "LAYS AND TALES OF THE MINES". The Daily News. Vol. XXXV, no. 13, 045. Western Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 10 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia. noting that Trove entry for this item has a different birth date
  4. Wilson, Arthur; Wilson, Dalry. [Poems. Selections] (1929), Cantatas, poems and songs, A. Guthrie, retrieved 20 January 2018
  5. Wilson, Arthur (1944), Mining lays, tales and folk-lore : being an amended and extended narrative resume of humorous and pathetic deeds of heroism, etc., in the folk-lore and annals of mining at home and abroad ([Rev. & enl. ed.] ed.), Patersons Printing Press, retrieved 20 January 2018


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