Bill Lickiss

William Daniel Lickiss QGM (31 July 1924 – 22 February 1993) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to William George Lickiss and Lillian Rita, née Green. He attended Clempton Park Public School and Canterbury Boys High School before the family moved to Brisbane. He studied at the University of Queensland and became a draftsman with the Queensland Survey Office and then the Department of Territories in Darwin. During World War II he served in the Royal Australian Air Force as a navigator and intelligence officer. Returning to Queensland, he farmed sugarcane and pineapples and joined the Liberal Party. In 1963 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Mount Coot-tha. On 3 October 1975, he was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for his efforts to r

Bill Lickiss

William Daniel Lickiss QGM (31 July 1924 – 22 February 1993) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to William George Lickiss and Lillian Rita, née Green. He attended Clempton Park Public School and Canterbury Boys High School before the family moved to Brisbane. He studied at the University of Queensland and became a draftsman with the Queensland Survey Office and then the Department of Territories in Darwin. During World War II he served in the Royal Australian Air Force as a navigator and intelligence officer. Returning to Queensland, he farmed sugarcane and pineapples and joined the Liberal Party. In 1963 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Mount Coot-tha. On 3 October 1975, he was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for his efforts to r