Harry Frank Moore, OAM (29 March 1924 – 14 August 2009) was an Australian Labor Party politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Tuggerah from 1981 to 1988 and for Wyong from 1988 to 1991.
Moore was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the Australian Army in the Pacific. [1] In 1989, he was responsible for new laws in the New South Wales Parliament which legalised the traditional soldier's game of Two-up on Anzac Day each year. [2]
Moore was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 in recognition of his community service, [3] and the Centenary Medal for his service to politics in 2001. [4] He died in August 2009 from pneumonia. [2]
For service to the community
For outstanding service to the community, including through parliament
Harry Frank Moore, OAM (29 March 1924 – 14 August 2009) was an Australian Labor Party politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Tuggerah from 1981 to 1988 and for Wyong from 1988 to 1991.
Moore was a veteran of World War II, in which he served in the Australian Army in the Pacific. [1] In 1989, he was responsible for new laws in the New South Wales Parliament which legalised the traditional soldier's game of Two-up on Anzac Day each year. [2]
Moore was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993 in recognition of his community service, [3] and the Centenary Medal for his service to politics in 2001. [4] He died in August 2009 from pneumonia. [2]
For service to the community
For outstanding service to the community, including through parliament