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- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) abstract "William Caldwell Hill (14 April 1866 – 15 November 1939), was a long serving member of the Australian House of Representatives.Born at Burnt Creek, near Dunolly, Victoria, Hill was educated at state schools before working as a railwayman, station master and wheat farmer. On 20 September 1919, at the by-election caused by the death of Albert Palmer, he won the House of Representatives Division of Echuca as a Victorian Farmers' Union candidate. In 1920 he helped form the Country Party. From 8 August 1924 to 29 November 1928 he was Minister for Works and Railways in the Bruce–Page government. During his period of office he commenced the standardisation of the railway gauges by the construction of the North Coast railway line from Kyogle, to South Brisbane, the construction of the rail line from Oodnadatta, South Australia, to Alice Springs by Commonwealth Railways, the introduction of a Federal aid road scheme—which provided funding to the states for road construction—and the building of the Hume Dam, which he promoted as president of the inter-governmental River Murray Water Commission. He retired from Parliament on 7 August 1934, because he was unwilling to sign a pledge to vote in parliament as instructed by his party, and he was succeeded as the member for Echuca by John McEwen, future leader of the Federal Country Party.Hill died at Nar Nar Goon, survived by his wife Bella and by six children.".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) activeYearsEndDate "1934-08-07".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) activeYearsStartDate "1919-09-20".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) birthDate "1866-04-14".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) birthPlace Dunolly,_Victoria.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) birthYear "1866".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1939-11-15".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Nar_Nar_Goon,_Victoria.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) deathYear "1939".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) nationality Australia.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) party National_Party_of_Australia.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) region Division_of_Echuca.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) religion Anglicanism.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) successor John_McEwen.
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- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) after John_McEwen.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) after William_Gibson_(Australian_politician).
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) before Albert_Palmer_(Australian_politician).
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) before Percy_Stewart.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) birthDate "1866-04-14".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) birthPlace Dunolly,_Victoria.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) constituencyMp Division_of_Echuca.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) dateOfBirth "1866-04-14".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) dateOfDeath "1939-11-15".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1939-11-15".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Nar_Nar_Goon,_Victoria.
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- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) name "Hill, William Caldwell".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) name "William Hill".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) nationality "Australian".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) occupation "Farmer".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) parliament "Australian".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) party National_Party_of_Australia.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) placeOfBirth "Burnt Creek, near Dunolly, Victoria".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) placeOfDeath Nar_Nar_Goon,_Victoria.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) predecessor Albert_Palmer_(Australian_politician).
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) religion Anglicanism.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) shortDescription "Australian farmer and politician".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) successor John_McEwen.
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) termEnd "1934-08-07".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) termStart "1919-09-20".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) title Minister_for_Infrastructure_and_Regional_Development_(Australia).
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) title "Member for Echuca".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) years "1919".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) years "1924".
- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) description "Australian farmer and politician".
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- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) comment "William Caldwell Hill (14 April 1866 – 15 November 1939), was a long serving member of the Australian House of Representatives.Born at Burnt Creek, near Dunolly, Victoria, Hill was educated at state schools before working as a railwayman, station master and wheat farmer. On 20 September 1919, at the by-election caused by the death of Albert Palmer, he won the House of Representatives Division of Echuca as a Victorian Farmers' Union candidate. In 1920 he helped form the Country Party.".
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- William_Hill_(Australian_politician) givenName "William Caldwell".
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