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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-10-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002146b.htm person McKell William John GCMG AACR2 26 September 1891 11 January 1985 Place of Birth Pambula, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Governor-General State Premier William McKell was Governor-General of Australia from 1947 to 1953 and (Labor) Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947. He was also a keen conservationist who throughout his long political career fought for ways of improving soil and water conservation. His greatest legacy in the field was the founding of Kosciusko National Park. The McKell Medal for excellence and achievement in natural resource management was named in his honour. Before taking up politics, McKell worked as a boilermaker and later went on to become a successful livestock farmer of sheep and horses including thoroughbred racehorses and trotters. 1913 1914 Career position - Boilermaker at the Railways Department of New South Wales 1915 1917 Career position - Assistant Secretary to the Boilermakers' Union 1917 1947 Career position - Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1920 1920 Career position - Assistant Minister of Justice (eight months) 1920 1922 Career position - Minister of Justice 1925 1925 Career position - Called to the Bar 1925 1927 Career position - Minister of Justice and Assistant Colonial Treasurer 1930 1931 Career position - Minister for Local Government (seven months) 1931 1932 Career position - Minister of Justice 1941 1947 Career position - Premier of New South Wales and Colonial Treasurer 1944 1944 Career position - Established Kosciusko National Park and declared Macquarie Marshes a national fauna reserve 1947 1953 Career position - Governor-General of Australia 1949 1949 Career position - Helped establish the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric scheme 13 Nov 1951 13 Nov 1951 Award - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) - Governor-General of Australia 1952 1952 Education - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of Sydney 1 Aug 1977 1 Aug 1977 Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1984 1984 Award - McKell Medal established by the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture and Forestry

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 'McKell, William John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McKell, William John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: William John Mckell: Boilermaker, Premier, Governor-General Cunneen, Chris William John Mckell: Boilermaker, Premier, Governor-General Sydney University of New South Wales Press 2000 William John McKell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William John McKell - Records ML MSS 2027/1 A guide to the McKell collection is held. William John McKell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William John McKell - Records ML MSS 4603 1917 - 1985 Personal records 1917-85 including material concerned with the William McKell Medal for services to soil conservation [15 boxes, ML MSS 4603]. 15 boxes