Alick McCallum

Alexander McCallum
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
In office
12 March 1921 – 16 March 1935
Preceded bySamuel Rocke
Succeeded byTom Fox
ConstituencySouth Fremantle
Personal details
Born(1877-10-28)28 October 1877
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died27 March 1917(1917-03-27) (aged 49)
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Spouse
Elizabeth Ferres
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(m. 1902)​
OccupationBookbinder
Alexander (Alick) McCallum's state funeral en route to Fremantle Cemetery

Alexander McCallum (28 October 1877 – 12 July 1937) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for South Fremantle in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1935. He was Minister for Works from 1924 to 1930. From 1933 to 1935 he was Deputy Premier of Western Australia and Minister for Public Works and Labour.[1] He also represented the South Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League in one match during the 1904 season.[2]

In December 1924 a strike was instigated by the Seamen's Union.[3]

While the media viewed the union leader Thomas Fox with cynicism, McCallum was considered a moderate around the issue who is able to see both points of view of the conflict.[4]

  1. ^ Birman, Wendy (1986). "Alexander (Alick) McCallum (1877–1937)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Footballers in the House" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ "The Shipping Strike". The Bundaberg Mail. Vol. 54, no. 8, 858. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Sharp, Patsy (1995). Tom Fox: Champion of the Fremantle Lumpers. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society (INC.) Volume 11, Part 1. p. 39. ISSN 0312-6145.