Percy Gerald Stewart was an Australian politician.
11 Facts About Percy Stewart
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Percy Stewart was an original member of the Victorian Farmers' Union and long a radical campaigner for farming interests.
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Percy Stewart helped bring down Stanley Bruce's government in 1929, but died soon after.
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Percy Stewart worked in Melbourne and western Victoria, including a period as a shepherd, and then went to sea.
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Percy Stewart gained a master's certificate, but gave up sailing after contracting malaria.
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Percy Stewart then travelled in Europe and Canada before returning to Australia in 1909.
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Percy Stewart worked with the Victorian Department of Agriculture to develop new techniques to improve crops yields in the Mallee.
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Percy Stewart bought the Mildura Sunraysia Daily in 1924 and was its chairman until his death.
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Percy Stewart resigned his state seat prior to the October 1919 federal election and won the seat of Wimmera, which he held to his death.
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Percy Stewart helped to establish the irrigated citrus industry along the Murray River.
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In 1931 Percy Stewart died of pneumonia at Woomelang survived by his wife.