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== Politics ==
== Politics ==
Martens was active in the [[trade union]] movement, notably the Sugar Workers Union, and was an organiser with the [[Australian Workers' Union]], of which he eventually became [[Queensland]] secretary. In 1928, he was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member for [[Division of Herbert|Herbert]], defeating the sitting [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] [[Lewis Nott]]. He held the seat until 1946, when he retired from politics.
Martens was active in the [[trade union]] movement, notably the Sugar Workers Union, and was an organiser with the [[Australian Workers' Union]], of which he eventually became [[Queensland]] secretary. In 1928, he was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member for [[Division of Herbert|Herbert]], defeating the sitting [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] [[Lewis Nott]]. He held the seat until 1946, when he retired from politics.

During World War II, Martens opposed moves towards mass internment of enemy aliens, with his electorate including large numbers of Italian-Australians. He made personal representations on behalf of internees to the minister responsible for internment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://italianprisonersofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/behind-the-barbed-wire.pdf|title=Behind Barbed Wire: Internment in Australia During World War II|first=Margaret|last=Bevege|publisher=University of Queensland Press|year=1993|isbn=0702224928|page=164}}</ref>

== Later life ==
== Later life ==
After retiring from politics, Martens become director of [[Commonwealth Oil Refineries]].<ref name="Psephos">{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |title=Australian Election Archive |last=Carr |first=Adam |year=2008 |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |accessdate=2008-07-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ |archivedate=17 July 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> Martens died on 23 August 1949 in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63064512|title=GEORGE MARTENS DEAD AT 75|date=29 August 1949|newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]]|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LXX|page=2|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> His death bed request was that there would be no newspaper nor radio announcements of his death and that he should be cremated quietly and privately.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81612924|title=EX-MP'S DEATHBED REQUEST|date=12 September 1949|newspaper=[[The Northern Miner (Queensland)|The Northern Miner]]|location=Queensland, Australia|page=1|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>
After retiring from politics, Martens become director of [[Commonwealth Oil Refineries]].<ref name="Psephos">{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |title=Australian Election Archive |last=Carr |first=Adam |year=2008 |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |accessdate=2008-07-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ |archivedate=17 July 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> Martens died on 23 August 1949 in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63064512|title=GEORGE MARTENS DEAD AT 75|date=29 August 1949|newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]]|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LXX|page=2|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> His death bed request was that there would be no newspaper nor radio announcements of his death and that he should be cremated quietly and privately.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81612924|title=EX-MP'S DEATHBED REQUEST|date=12 September 1949|newspaper=[[The Northern Miner (Queensland)|The Northern Miner]]|location=Queensland, Australia|page=1|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>

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George Martens
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Herbert
In office
17 November 1928 – 16 August 1946
Preceded byLewis Nott
Succeeded byBill Edmonds
Personal details
Born1874
Mount Perry, Queensland
Died23 August 1949 (aged 74–75)
Sydney, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationUnionist

George William Martens (1874 – 23 August 1949) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1928 to 1946, representing the electorate of Herbert.

Early life

Born in Mount Perry, Queensland, he received a primary education before becoming a bushworker. Martens gained work at the Pleystowe Sugar Mill, west of Mackay in northern Queensland, where two of his co-workers were future Prime Minister Arthur Fadden and Queensland state politician Maurice Hynes.[1]

Politics

Martens was active in the trade union movement, notably the Sugar Workers Union, and was an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union, of which he eventually became Queensland secretary. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Herbert, defeating the sitting Nationalist Lewis Nott. He held the seat until 1946, when he retired from politics.

During World War II, Martens opposed moves towards mass internment of enemy aliens, with his electorate including large numbers of Italian-Australians. He made personal representations on behalf of internees to the minister responsible for internment.[2]

Later life

After retiring from politics, Martens become director of Commonwealth Oil Refineries.[3] Martens died on 23 August 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales.[4] His death bed request was that there would be no newspaper nor radio announcements of his death and that he should be cremated quietly and privately.[5]

Sources

  • Arklay, T.M. (2016) Arthur Fadden: A Political Silhouette, Australian Scholarly Publishing: North Melbourne. ISBN 978 1 925003 84 0.

References

  1. ^ Arklay, p.3.
  2. ^ Bevege, Margaret (1993). "Behind Barbed Wire: Internment in Australia During World War II" (PDF). University of Queensland Press. p. 164. ISBN 0702224928.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  4. ^ "GEORGE MARTENS DEAD AT 75". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LXX. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "EX-MP'S DEATHBED REQUEST". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 12 September 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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