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William Wentworth (Australian Politician)William Charles Wentworth IV (1907-2003), was a Liberal (conservative) member of the Australian House of Representatives 1949-77, with a reputation as a fierce anti-Communist. A strong advocate for the improvement in the situation of Aboriginal Australians, he lobbied hard and successfully for a referendum to remove a discrimatory clause in the federal constitution. He because the first federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. He is credited with a workable though partial solution to the railway gauge problem. See also Wentworth, William
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