2024/12/15 by Erik Eklund · 2 voices
Social Sciences · #Political and Economic history of UK and US
paper · pdf · doi:10.22459/ppp.2025
openalex publication_date 2024/12/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Frank Arkell (1929–1998) was the most successful politician of his generation; an Independent who served as Wollongong’s Lord Mayor (1974–1991) and state member (1984–1991). Arkell dominated Wollongong public life with unstoppable energy, eccentric flair, and a single-minded determination to support the city through economic restructuring. Despite his popularity, at the edges