cks ▁chart ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁songs ▁Category : Ge orge ▁Hamilton ▁IV ▁songs ▁Category : R PM ▁Country ▁Tra cks ▁number - one ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁about ▁trains ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Ray ▁Griff <0x0A> </s> ▁Daniel ▁John ▁Mah oney ▁( 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁politician . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Labor ▁Party ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Mah oney ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bond i , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Mar ist ▁Brothers ' ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Post master - General ' s ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁tele phone ▁mechan ic ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁divis ional ▁engineer . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁al der man ▁on ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Par ram atta ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁including ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁Par ram atta ▁District ▁Hospital ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Labor ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Par ram atta ▁by - e lection , ▁at