Francis Arkell (13 September 1935 – 26 June 1998) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Arkell was born in Port Kembla, New South Wales. As well as being a long-serving mayor of Wollongong, he concurrently represented Wollongong from 1984 to 1991.[1]
In October 1996, Franca Arena asked in state parliament whether Arkell was the person known to the Wood Royal Commission as W1 in allegations involving pedophilia.[2]
Arkell was murdered at his home in Wollongong by Mark Valera on 26 June 1998.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ "Mr (Frank) Francis Neville Arkell (1935 - 1998)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Parliamentary Disclosures By The Honourable Franca Arena". Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. 1996-11-14. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Kidd, Paul B. "Mark Mala Valera: The Butcher of Wollongong". trutv.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Crichton, Sarah (2002-04-13). "Terse words from judge dismissing lifer's appeal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-09-27.