Background
Collins was born at Willey, Warwickshire, to parents Henry Collins and his wife Lizabeth (née Smith) and was educated at Willey Church of England Village School.
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Charles Collins
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Career
He arrived in Maryborough, Queensland in 1883 and worked on the sugar plantations around the Antigua and Pialba regions before moving to Gympie in 1884. Two years later, Collins was in the Kimberley region of Western Australia for the gold rush but, after visiting the Northern Territory, he was back in Gympie to carry on gold mining. Collins, representing the Labour Party, was a candidate for the seat of Burke at the 1909 state election.
He defeated the sitting Ministerialist member, William Maxwell but was lost his seat in 1912 to the Independent candidate, William Murphy.
At the 1915 state election, Collins stood for the seat of Bowen and defeated the sitting member, Edwin Caine. Collins went on to hold the seat until his death 21 years later.
Membership
Collins was a member of the Political and Amalgamated Miners Association and in 1908 was a general organizer for the Australian Labor Federation and an organizer for the Australian Workers" Union in the North Queensland area from 1912 to 1915. During his service in parliament, he was a member of the Public Works Committee.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Labour Party