Charles Collins (Queensland politician)
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Preceded byWilliam Maxwell
Succeeded byWilliam Murphy
Preceded byEdwin Caine
Succeeded byErnest Riordan
Charles Collins | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burke | |
| In office 2 October 1909 – 27 April 1912 | |
| Preceded by | William Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | William Murphy |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bowen | |
| In office 22 May 1915 – 28 March 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Caine |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Riordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Collins 25 September 1867 Willey, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 28 March 1936 (aged 68) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Jane McTaggart (née Browne) (m.1892 d.1911), Annie Gierke, (m.1914 d.1960) |
| Occupation | Miner, Trade union organiser |
Charles Collins (25 September 1867 – 28 March 1936) was a miner, trade union organiser, and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Collins was born at Willey, Warwickshire, to parents Henry Collins and his wife Lizabeth (née Smith) and was educated at Willey Church of England Village School.[1] He arrived in Maryborough, Queensland in 1883 and worked on the sugar plantations around the Antigua and Pialba regions before moving to Gympie in 1884.[2]
Two years later, Collins was in the Kimberley region of Western Australia for the gold rush but, after visiting the Northern Territory, he was back in Gympie to carry on gold mining.[2]