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Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin (6 August 1895 – 29 January 1978) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non-Labor Party premier since 1932.
After serving in World War I, Nicklin bought a small pineapple farm at Palmwoods through a soldier-settler scheme. Nicklin saved wisely and put his farming experience to good use, and his farm succeeded where many others failed. He led many fruit-growers’ organisations, and then became involved in Country party politics.
By comparison with the political turbulence in Queensland between the 1950s and the 1970s, the 1960s were singularly subdued. Primarily the Nicklin Government concentrated on employment relations and on developing the state’s infrastructure. In general, Nicklin saw little reason to lose electoral capital by passing tough industrial relations laws during times of prosperity.
In many ways, Nicklin broke the mould of Queensland Premiers. Neither