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William John McKell was a premier of New South Wales and Governor-General of Australia. He left school at thirteen and worked as a boilermaker, becoming active in the trade union movement and the Australian Labor Party. McKell was premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947 and Governor-General of Australia from 1947 to 1953.

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Cunneen, Chris. McKell, Sir William John (1891-1985), Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Accessed 3 December 2013.