Walter Woods (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
About Walter Woods (politician)
- Walter Alan Woods (28 December 1861 – 28 February 1939) was an Australian politician. He was born Walter William Head at Oakleigh, Victoria, and would use various names throughout his life.
- In 1906 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for North Hobart, representing the Labor Party; with the introduction of proportional representation in 1909 he was elected as one of the members for Denison.
- He served as Speaker of the House from 1914 to 1916.
- In 1917 he resigned to contest the Senate election in 1919 but was unsuccessful.
- Re-elected to the House in 1925, he was re-appointed Speaker in 1926, serving until 1928.
- Woods was defeated in 1931 and died in 1939 at Hobart.He was one of the founders of the Labor newspaper The Hummer, a forerunner of The Australian Worker, and wrote, as "John Drayman", several bush ballads, the best known being I Don't Go Shearing Now.
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