About Eric Costa
Lived 1900 – 1976 (aged 75). Eric Costa was an Australian politician.
Dominic Eric Costa (10 December 1900 – 23 September 1976) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969, representing the electorate of Banks.
Costa was born at Warialda, New South Wales and was educated in Newcastle and Sydney. He worked for the Postmaster-General's Department for 30 years, as messenger, postmaster, trainer in army communications procedure during World War II and at the time of his election to parliament, lecturer at the Postal Training School in Sydney. Costa had also been a prominent rugby league footballer in earlier years.
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Who was Eric Costa?
Australian politician (1900–1976)
When was Eric Costa born?
Eric Costa was born on 10 December 1900 in Warialda.
When did Eric Costa die?
Eric Costa died on 23 September 1976.
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Eric Costa was a politician.
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Eric Costa was Australian.
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