About Maurice Hynes
Lived 1886 – 1939 (aged 52). Maurice Hynes was an Australian politician, labourer and trade union.
Maurice Patrick "Mossy" Hynes (29 September 1886 – 27 March 1939) was an Australian politician.
He worked in northern and western Queensland as a railway worker, stockman and waterfront labourer before moving to Mackay where he became a sugar industry worker.
He was the Labor member for Townsville in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1923 to 1939. He was also Secretary of Labour and Industry from 1932 to 1939 in William Forgan Smith's government.
Hynes died in 1939. He was accorded a state funeral which proceeded from St Stephen's Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.
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Who was Maurice Hynes?
Australian politician
When was Maurice Hynes born?
Maurice Hynes was born on 29 September 1886 in Mackay.
When did Maurice Hynes die?
Maurice Hynes died on 27 March 1939 in Brisbane.
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Maurice Hynes was a politician, labourer and trade union.
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Maurice Hynes was Australian.
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