Portrait of Hon Frank William Bulcock MLA, Minister for Agriculture and Stock

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Frank William Bulcock (6 June 1892 – 19 January 1973) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was born at Mount Arapiles, near Horsham, Victoria in 1892. After completing his schooling at local schools he studied veterinary science at Sydney Technical College and won a Department of Agriculture bursary to Wagga Wagga Experiment Farm. In 1914 Bulcock moved to Western Queensland and became involved with the Australian Workers’ Union.

In 1919, premier T. J. Ryan decided to enter federal politics and resigned as the member for Barcoo. Bulcock, representing the Australian Labor Party, easily won the by-election over rival J. P. Boland and held the seat for 23 years. During this time he was Secretary for Agriculture and Stock from 1932 till 1942 and in 1939 was a delegate on a South African study tour. Bulcock resigned from parliament in 1942 to take up

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