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'''Frank Northey Sleeman''' (born [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] [[March]] [[1915]]; died [[August]] [[2000]]) From [[1976]]-[[1982]], Sleeman was [[Lord Mayor]] of [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]. |
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<ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_Brisbane </ref> |
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{{infobox officeholder |
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| name= Frank Northey Sleeman |
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| birth_place = |
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| birth_date = 4 March 1915 |
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| death_place =[[Sandgate, Queensland]], Australia |
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| death_date= 1 August 2000 (aged 85) |
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| occupation = Politician |
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| office = [[Lord Mayor of Brisbane]] |
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| party = [[Australian Labour Party]] |
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| predecessor = [[Bryan Walsh]] |
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| successor = [[Roy Harvey]] |
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| term_start = 1976 |
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| term_end = 1982 |
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'''Frank Northey Sleeman''' (4 March 1915 – 1 August 2000) was an Australian politician, who served as [[Lord Mayor of Brisbane]] from 1976 to 1982. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Sleeman grew up in the tough neighbourhood of Abercrombie Street in the inner [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]]. He attended Canterbury Boys’ High School. Like many of his generation, Sleeman lived through the difficult days of the [[Great Depression]]. |
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==Early life, education and military== |
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Sleeman grew up in [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]], [[Sydney]]. He attended [[Canterbury Boys' High School]].<ref name=SleemanSports>{{cite web |url= http://www.msfa.qld.gov.au/content/venue.asp?name=Sleeman_History |title= Frank Sleeman |access-date= 2008-02-20 |work= Sleeman Sports Complex |publisher= Queensland Government |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080720055546/http://www.msfa.qld.gov.au/content/venue.asp?name=Sleeman_History |archive-date= 20 July 2008 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> |
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At the age of 18, Sleeman joined the Citizens Military Forces and was a lieutenant in [[1939]] when [[World War II]] broke out. The following year he joined the 2/26 Battalion AIF and volunteered for a secret mission that resulted in the formation of Australia’s first commando unit. The unit was scheduled for England but was diverted to the Coral Sea where the Japanese captured Sleeman. Refusing to work for them, he survived the appalling conditions as a prisoner of war for 3 years and 8 months in [[Changi Prisoner of War Camp]], [[Singapore]]. About 850 POWs died during their internment in Changi during the Japanese occupation. <ref> http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j33/blackburn.htm </ref> |
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Sleeman was a lieutenant in the army at the outbreak of the Second World War. He was captured by the Japanese and spent 3 years and 8 months as a [[prisoner of war]] in [[Jentsuji Prison Camp Japan]]. |
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==Return to Australia== |
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==Sporting Prowess== |
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Sleeman’s greatest sporting success was in amateur boxing, where he was undefeated in his division (flyweight). His love of fishing earned him the nickname “Sandbank Frank”; given to him by a fellow Labor Alderman who claimed he consistently steered his boat into sandbanks. |
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==Lord Mayor of Brisbane== |
==Lord Mayor of Brisbane== |
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Major Sleeman became Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1976 after the [[Australian Labour Party|Labor party]] leader in the [[Brisbane City Council]], [[Bryan Walsh]], failed to hold his ward. The major project of his time in office was the building of the site for the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]], which is now named the [[Sleeman Centre (Brisbane)|Sleeman Centre]] in his honour. |
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Frank Sleeman died on 1 August 2000<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-30365936.html Death notice]</ref> in a Freemason's nursing home at [[Sandgate, Queensland]], aged 85. |
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After serving for a period as an Brisbane City Council Alderman, Frank Sleeman became Lord Mayor on 7 April 1976. He was in local government for 21 years. As Lord Mayor, Sleeman decided to commit Brisbane to host the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]]. Although he faced opposition from State Government politicians and some members of the community, Sleeman stuck by his decision. |
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A few weeks later, Sleeman ordered that the cycling and swimming complexes for the Games be sited at a common venue. This was the birth of the Chandler Complex. The Sleeman administration was the driving force behind the complex as a Commonwealth Games facility. In [[1982]], he finished his work as Lord Mayor of Brisbane. |
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Frank Sleeman passed away in August 2000. |
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The creation of Changi Prison Museum {Journal of the Australian War Memorial, Issue 33) |
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==External== |
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http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j33/blackburn.htm - Commemorating and commodifying the prisoner of war experience in south-east Asia |
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[[Category:Queensland politicians]] |
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[[Category:Australian military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:World War II prisoners of war held by Japan]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 12 June 2024
Frank Northey Sleeman | |
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| Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
| In office 1976–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Bryan Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Roy Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1915 |
| Died | 1 August 2000 (aged 85) Sandgate, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labour Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Frank Northey Sleeman (4 March 1915 – 1 August 2000) was an Australian politician, who served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1976 to 1982.
Early life, education and military
[edit]Sleeman grew up in Redfern, Sydney. He attended Canterbury Boys' High School.[1]
Sleeman was a lieutenant in the army at the outbreak of the Second World War. He was captured by the Japanese and spent 3 years and 8 months as a prisoner of war in Jentsuji Prison Camp Japan.
After the war, Sleeman settled in Townsville and worked as a salesman for the Australian-arm of the General Electric Company. He married Norma Robinson on 29 December 1945.
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
[edit]Major Sleeman became Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1976 after the Labor party leader in the Brisbane City Council, Bryan Walsh, failed to hold his ward. The major project of his time in office was the building of the site for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, which is now named the Sleeman Centre in his honour.
Frank Sleeman died on 1 August 2000[2] in a Freemason's nursing home at Sandgate, Queensland, aged 85.
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Sleeman". Sleeman Sports Complex. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ Death notice
Books and articles
[edit]- Blackburn, Kevin (2000). Commemorating and commodifying the prisoner of war experience in south-east Asia:The creation of Changi Prison Museum (Journal of the Australian War Memorial, Issue 33). Canberra: Australian War Memorial.