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Cecil Thompson `` Charlie '' Oliver AM -LRB- 23 December 1901 -- 24 February 1990 -RRB- was an Australian trade unionist and politician .. Member of the Order of Australia. He was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1948 to 1951 , representing the seat of Boulder , and was later prominent in the labour movement in New South Wales as the state secretary -LRB- 1951 -- 1978 -RRB- and state president -LRB- 1980 -- 1985 -RRB- of the Australian Workers ' Union .. Legislative Assembly. Western Australian Legislative Assembly. Western Australia. Western Australia. Boulder. Boulder, Western Australia. New South Wales. New South Wales. Labor. Australian Labor Party. Labor Party. Australian Labor Party. seat of Boulder. Electoral district of Boulder. Oliver was born in Bangor , Carnarvonshire , Wales , to Elizabeth -LRB- nee Thompson -RRB- and John Murray Oliver .. Bangor. Bangor, Gwynedd. Carnarvonshire. Carnarvonshire. His family moved to England when he was a child , living first in Chester and later in Liverpool .. Chester. Chester. Liverpool. Liverpool. He left school at the age of 13 to work as an agricultural labourer , and emigrated to Western Australia after World War I with an older brother .. Western Australia. Western Australia. Oliver initially settled in Meekatharra , where he worked as a miner , and later also lived in Koolanooka , Perenjori , and Big Bell .. Meekatharra. Meekatharra, Western Australia. Koolanooka. Koolanooka, Western Australia. Perenjori. Perenjori, Western Australia. Big Bell. Big Bell, Western Australia. He joined the Australian Workers ' Union -LRB- AWU -RRB- in 1923 , and in 1942 accepted a position as a district-level organiser .. In 1943 , Oliver was appointed state secretary of the AWU 's mining division , which was based in Boulder .. Boulder. Boulder, Western Australia. He entered parliament at the 1948 Boulder by-election , which had been caused by the death of Philip Collier -LRB- a former premier -RRB- .. Boulder. Boulder, Western Australia. Philip Collier. Philip Collier. 1948 Boulder by-election. Boulder state by-election, 1948. premier. Premier of Western Australia. His chief opponent was the Liberal Party candidate , Billy Snedden , who was a future federal Leader of the Opposition .. Liberal Party. Liberal Party of Australia. Billy Snedden. Billy Snedden. Leader of the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition ( Western Australia ). Oliver was re-elected unopposed at the 1950 state election , but felt under-utilised in parliament , and in mid-1951 resigned to accept a position as the AWU 's New South Wales state secretary .. New South Wales. New South Wales. 1950 state election. Western Australian state election, 1950. Oliver remained AWU state secretary until 1978 , helping to improve the union 's finances and membership numbers .. He then served as AWU state president from 1980 to 1985 .. Oliver also served as ALP state vice-president during the 1955 party split , and was credited with helping to reduce its impact .. the 1955 party split. Australian Labor Party split of 1955. He was elected state president of the party in 1960 , and remained in the position until his voluntary resignation in 1970 , although the party won only a single state election during that time -LRB- in 1962 -RRB- .. in 1962. New South Wales state election, 1962. In retirement , Oliver lived in Sydney , dying there in February 1990 -LRB- aged 88 -RRB- .. Sydney. Sydney. He had been made a Member of the Order of Australia -LRB- AM -RRB- in 1984 , `` for services to trade unionism '' .. Member of the Order of Australia. Member of the Order of Australia. Member of the Order of Australia