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Barrie Unsworth

Barrie Unsworth, Australian politician, 36th Premier of New South Wales

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Born
April 16, 1934
Age in 2026
92
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1934

About Barrie Unsworth

Barrie John Unsworth is an Australian former politician, representing the Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1978 to 1991. He served as the 36th Premier from July 1986 to March 1988. Since the death of Steele Hall on 10 June 2024, Unsworth is the oldest living premier of an Australian state. He was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1966 to attend Harvard University Trade Union Program. He only narrowly won the seat, with a 17.1% dive in the primary vote and hostile independent preferences giving him a margin of just 54 votes. In 1961, Unsworth became an organiser of the Electrical Trades Union, and continued to build his career in the labour movement.

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Barrie Unsworth timeline

  1. In 1961, Unsworth became an organiser of the Electrical Trades Union, and continued to build his career in the labour movement.
  2. He was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1966 to attend Harvard University Trade Union Program.
  3. Since the death of Steele Hall on 10 June 2024, Unsworth is the oldest living premier of an Australian state.

The world when Barrie Unsworth was born

Barrie Unsworth was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Barrie Unsworth's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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