Hinchinbrook

Distinguished and Famous people from Hinchinbrook

🏛️ Sir Arthur Fadden

Arthur Fadden was born in Ingham and later became prime minister during the Second World War. His upbringing and early work took place further south around Walkerston and Mackay, before accountancy and politics became his career. His prime ministership lasted only from August to October 1941, but his later service as federal treasurer was much longer.

🤝 Charles Harris

Charles Harris was born at Victoria Estate near Ingham in 1931 and attended Victoria Plantation State School. Work in the cane fields and on the railways preceded religious study, and he later returned to Ingham as a canecutter while preaching in his spare time. In 1967 he joined the local Methodist ministry team with responsibility for Aboriginal and Islander people in the district. He went on to help establish the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and organise the 1988 Long March for Freedom, Justice, and Hope. His national leadership grew from a life with substantial local roots in work, schooling and community service.