Keywords: StateLibQld 1 160486 Family of E. M. Hanlon in Townsville, June 1933.jpg en Family of E M Hanlon in Townsville June 1933 Honourable E M Hanlon on a tour of North Queensland Edward Michael Hanlon railway worker grocer and premier was born on 1 October 1887 at Paddington Brisbane He was educated at Petrie Terrace State School and the Brisbane Technical College In 1901 he was messanger boy for several barristers before working in a grocery store He joined the Queensland Railways Department as a porter in 1903 and was later a shunter Hanlon helped to establish the Queensland Railway Union and was a member and vice-president of its management-committee In 1915 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and joined the 9th Battalion in Egypt He served on the Western Front and rose to the rank of sergeant 1933-06-01 handle 10462/deriv/8637 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Portraits of Queensland Automobiles of Australia Headgear of Australia People with hats Men's clothing of Australia Women's clothing of Australia Children of Queensland Children's clothing of Australia Ned Hanlon politician History of Townsville 1933 in Queensland Black and white photographs 1 June June 1933 |