Malcolm Arthur "Mal" COLSTON

Male 1938 - 2003


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  • Name  Malcolm Arthur "Mal" COLSTON 
    Born  05 Apr 1938  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Occupation  From 1957  Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    School Teacher 
    • Malcolm graduated from Teachers College in Brisbane in 1956.

      He taught at many schools around Queensland including Mitchelton Primary in the late 1950's and was apparently a Maths Teacher at Kelvin Grove High School (date unknown).
    Residence  1963  Mitchelton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    102 McConaghy Street 
    Residence  1968  Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    2/39 Sailsbury Street 
    Residence  1972  Kenmore, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    5 Glencarron Street 
    Occupation  Between 13 Dec 1975 and Jul 1999 
    Senator For Queensland 
    • Malcolm was first elected 13 December 1975. This followed a double dissolution of the Federal Parliament. Senators' terms were taken to have begun on 1 July 1975. From 1993 until his retirement he was a joint Father of the Senate with Brian Harradine. He was a Labor Senator from 1975 to 1996 and Senator for the 'Queensland First' Party from 1996 to 1999. He left the Senate in July 1999. Later on in his life he was known by the public as simply Mal Colston.
    Residence  1977 to Aft 1980  Chapel Hill, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    43 Steptoe Street  
    Died  23 Aug 2003  Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Wesley Hospital
    Person ID  I526  Peck and Hall Genealogy Pages
    Last Modified  18 Jan 2016 

    Father  Douglas Thomas COLSTON,   b. 03 Oct 1907, Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Aug 1990, Everton Park, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Myrtle Clorine Ruby WENCK,   b. 19 Mar 1911, Lowood, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1985, Herston, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  25 Sep 1937  Tiaro, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tiaro Presbyterian Church
    Family ID  F138  Group Sheet

    Family  Dawn Patricia McMULLEN,   b. 29 May 1946, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 2004, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  01 Dec 1967  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified  5 Jul 2015 
    Family ID  F162  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 05 Apr 1938 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 102 McConaghy Street - 1963 - Mitchelton, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 01 Dec 1967 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Aug 2003 - Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
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