▁also ▁far med ▁at ▁T ray ning , ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁until ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁sell ; ▁he ▁m ined ▁for ▁gold ▁at ▁Wil una ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁Middle ▁East ▁Theatre ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁married ▁Cel est ine ▁V osti ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁public ▁servant ▁with ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁industrial ▁officer ▁with ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Feder ated ▁C ler ks ' ▁Union . ▁F enn ess y ▁increased ▁his ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁union ▁movement , ▁becoming ▁a ▁Tr ades ▁Hall ▁Council ▁delegate ▁( 1 9 5 0 – 5 4 ) ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁A CT U ▁Commonwealth ▁Public ▁Service ▁Ste ering ▁Committee ▁( 1 9 5 2 – 5 5 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁as ▁the ▁Labor ▁member ▁for ▁Brun sw ick ▁East , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁back ben cher ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁After ▁leaving ▁parliament ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁Council ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 7