Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, KBE (16 May 1913 – 26 April 1991) was Premier of Queensland for a week, from 1 to 8 August 1968. He was the first and...

suffered a heart attack and died. Deputy Premier and Liberal leader Gordon Chalk was sworn in as caretaker premier. The Country Party had 27 seats in...

Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under...

Look up chalk or Chalk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chalk is a type of sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of calcium carbonate. Chalk may also...

premier for a week by the Leader of the Liberal Party and Deputy Premier, Gordon Chalk, until the Country Party chose its new leader, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The...

Jack Pizzey — 17 January 1968 1 August 1968 197 days Country Isis 30 Gordon Chalk — 1 August 1968 8 August 1968 7 days Liberal Lockyer 31 Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen...

Brisbane, apart from the seat of East Toowoomba/Lockyer where future leader Gordon Chalk had gained the seat in 1947 and followed the rural parts in a redistribution...

(1983–1992) 25 September 1989 7 December 1989 73 days   39. 30th Sir Gordon Chalk (1913–1991) KBE Liberal Lockyer (1950–1976) 1 August 1968 8 August 1968...

led by Country Party Premier Jack Pizzey and Liberal Deputy Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Nicklin ministry, led by Premier and Country Party...

1971 he was elected Deputy Liberal Leader, and in 1976 he succeeded Gordon Chalk as leader. The Liberal's lost a net 6 seats at the 1977 election which...

Street, and was elected as a City of Toowoomba alderman in 1976. In 1976, Gordon Chalk, the state Liberal leader since 1965, retired from politics mid-term...

The Chalk Ministry was the 38th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Liberal Party Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Pizzey Ministry...

1912 – Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) 1913 – Gordon Chalk, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Queensland (d. 1991) 1913 – Woody...

After only three years, Munro handed the Liberal leadership to Sir Gordon Chalk, who was also a very staunch coalitionist. By comparison with the political...

Bears from Carrara (on the Gold Coast) to The Gabba, renovating the Sir Gordon Chalk Building to house the Bears Social Club and change rooms, refurbishing...

Denham left office in 1915. The last Liberal premier of Queensland, Gordon Chalk, served as a caretaker between the death of Jack Pizzey in 1968 and the...

Hiley, KBE Liberal Party of Australia 12 Aug 1957 – 23 Dec 1965 35 Sir Gordon Chalk, KBE Liberal Party of Australia 23 Dec 1965 – 13 Aug 1976 36 Sir William...

Barambah (1911–2005) 1 August 1968 8 August 1968 Country Gordon Chalk Liberal (1968) (20) Gordon Chalk MLA for Lockyer (1913–1991) 8 August 1968 13 August...

Deputy Premier and Liberal leader Sir Gordon Chalk resigned, resulting in a reshuffle. William Knox replaced Chalk in his roles, while John Greenwood was...

gallery, led by Treasurer, Deputy Premier and Liberal Party Leader, Gordon Chalk. An expert committee, including Coordinator-General Charles Barton as...

1960 Honours List [364] Samuel (Roy) Burston 1952 Honours List [365] Gordon Chalk 1971 Queensland Government Minister [366] Gilbert Chandler 1972 Leader...

Queensland Liberal Party In office 9 June 1967 – 20 December 1971 Leader Gordon Chalk Preceded by Alex Dewar Succeeded by William Knox Attorney-General of...

Minister for Agriculture and Stock Otto Madsen Minister for Public Works Minister for Local Government James Heading, CMG Minister for Transport Gordon Chalk...

the seat to future Deputy Premier and for 1 week, Queensland Premier, Gordon Chalk. Out of politics for three years, Wood contested the new seat of North...

Frank Nicklin (until 17 January), then Jack Pizzey (until 31 July), then Gordon Chalk (from 1 August until 8 August), then Joh Bjelke-Petersen Opposition Leader...

1929–1932 Second incarnation (1950–present) Member Party Term   (Sir) Gordon Chalk Liberal 1950–1976   Tony Bourke Liberal 1976–1980   Tony Fitzgerald National...

Council (1857–1861) 21 August 1857 1 September 1857 11 days   308. QLD Sir Gordon Chalk (1913–1991) KBE Liberal MP for Lockyer (1950–1976) 1 August 1968 9 August...

Liberal Party In office 23 December 1965 – 9 June 1967 Leader Gordon Chalk Preceded by Gordon Chalk Succeeded by Peter Delamothe Minister for Industrial Development...

Gordon Angus Deayton (/ˈdiːtən/; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. Deayton was the original presenter...

Country Bowen Fred Paterson   Communist Dalby* vacant   East Toowoomba Gordon Chalk   Liberal Enoggera Kenneth Morris   Liberal Gympie Thomas Dunstan   Labor...