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John Galbally
John William "Jack" Galbally, CBE, QC, (2 August 1910 – 8 July 1990) was an Australian lawyer and Labor Party politician who served as a minister in the Parliament of Victoria.
Galbally was a prominent social reformer, best known for his long-term campaign against capital punishment and his efforts to protect the environment, including successful legislation to ban live trap bird shooting. Before his political career, he was a notable Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and later served as the club's vice-president. He also founded the legal firm Galbally & O'Bryan and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1968.
Galbally was educated at St Patrick's College in East Melbourne and Melbourne High School. He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a LLB in 1931, during which time he resided at Newman College, and worked many jobs including car salesman and primary school teacher.
Galbally played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League. He played at the Collingwood Football Club, during one of their strongest eras, having won a record four successive premierships from 1927 to 1930. Under coach Jock McHale and captain Syd Coventry, Galbally played two seasons with the club. He made three appearances in the 1933 VFL season and four in 1934, all wins. During this period he acted as the club's solicitor and was later Collingwood's vice-president from 1951 to 1962.
A member of the ALP since 1933, Galbally defeated Like McBrien in 1949 for a seat in the Victorian Legislative Council for the electorate of Melbourne North Province.
Throughout his career he was known to be a social reformer and campaigned against capital punishment. He introduced a private member's bill to ban live trap bird shooting, carried in 1958, despite it being a sport premier Henry Bolte participated in.
Galbally is credited for starting council committee inquiries into the proposed development at the Royal Botanic Gardens and settlement in the Little Desert.
In December 1952, Galbally was appointed as the Minister of Electrical Undertakings and Minister of Forests, positions he held until June 1955 and July 1954 respectively. He was also Minister of Labour and Industry from July 1954 to June 1955.
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John Galbally
John William "Jack" Galbally, CBE, QC, (2 August 1910 – 8 July 1990) was an Australian lawyer and Labor Party politician who served as a minister in the Parliament of Victoria.
Galbally was a prominent social reformer, best known for his long-term campaign against capital punishment and his efforts to protect the environment, including successful legislation to ban live trap bird shooting. Before his political career, he was a notable Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and later served as the club's vice-president. He also founded the legal firm Galbally & O'Bryan and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1968.
Galbally was educated at St Patrick's College in East Melbourne and Melbourne High School. He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a LLB in 1931, during which time he resided at Newman College, and worked many jobs including car salesman and primary school teacher.
Galbally played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League. He played at the Collingwood Football Club, during one of their strongest eras, having won a record four successive premierships from 1927 to 1930. Under coach Jock McHale and captain Syd Coventry, Galbally played two seasons with the club. He made three appearances in the 1933 VFL season and four in 1934, all wins. During this period he acted as the club's solicitor and was later Collingwood's vice-president from 1951 to 1962.
A member of the ALP since 1933, Galbally defeated Like McBrien in 1949 for a seat in the Victorian Legislative Council for the electorate of Melbourne North Province.
Throughout his career he was known to be a social reformer and campaigned against capital punishment. He introduced a private member's bill to ban live trap bird shooting, carried in 1958, despite it being a sport premier Henry Bolte participated in.
Galbally is credited for starting council committee inquiries into the proposed development at the Royal Botanic Gardens and settlement in the Little Desert.
In December 1952, Galbally was appointed as the Minister of Electrical Undertakings and Minister of Forests, positions he held until June 1955 and July 1954 respectively. He was also Minister of Labour and Industry from July 1954 to June 1955.
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