Percival Stanley Brookfield was an Australian politician and militant trade unionist.
14 Facts About Percy Brookfield
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Percy Brookfield was variously known as Percival Jack Brookfield or Jack Brookfield, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1917 until his violent death in 1921.
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Percy Brookfield was a swagman and prospector in New South Wales and Queensland but had settled in Broken Hill by 1910.
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Percy Brookfield became an official of the Amalgamated Miners' Association and led the Broken Hill campaign against the introduction of conscription.
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Percy Brookfield's radicalism led him into conflict with the rest of the ALP caucus and he resigned from it in July 1919.
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Percy Brookfield was not readmitted to the party when he attempted to retract his resignation.
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Percy Brookfield supported the Labor government of John Storey and used his position to improve industrial conditions for Broken Hill miners and to overturn the convictions of Australian IWW members gaoled in 1916.
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Percy Brookfield died as a result of wounds received when trying to disarm a deranged Russian emigre, Koorman Tomayoff, at the Riverton railway station in South Australia on 22 March 1921.
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Percy Brookfield has been transferred from Broken Hill Police Station to Culcairn, New South Wales, and was on his way to Culcairn.
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The late Mr Percy Brookfield was then at the door of the refreshment room and looked out.
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Mr Percy Brookfield said to me 'Give me your revolver, and let me have a go at him.
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Mr Percy Brookfield started out as the man appeared to be manipulating his weapon, and was going towards his bag.
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The Russian was directing his attention to Mr Percy Brookfield, who was holding my revolver in front of him, and I was on the outside, thinking to come up at the side of him.
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When I looked around Mr Percy Brookfield was on the ground, and he said 'I'm done, I'm done.