Alfred Dohring

Alfred Dohring (11 July 1896 – 13 July 1982) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life Alfred Dohring was born on 11 July 1896 in Alpha, Queensland, the son of August Dohring and his wife Jane (née Donnell).

Fall from Story Bridge On 29 July 1954, Dohring fell from the centre span of the Story Bridge into the Brisbane River below. An officer on the freighter Daylesford heard the splash and dispatched two seamen in a ship's boat who dragged the unconscious Dohring from the water. He suffered extensive injuries and was placed in an iron lung at the Brisbane General Hospital. When he recovered consciousness, he told police he must have blacked out because he had no memory of the fall. Doctors said he was lucky to have survived. By late August, he was well enough to return to his parliamentary duties.

Later life Dohring died in 1982 and was buried in Mt Gravatt Cemetery.