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Bill Towers (politician)

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from 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952, serving twice as mayor (1939–40, 1943–45). In 1947 he was elected to the
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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
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to labourer John Towers and Ellen Heath. He served in the
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re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851
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Victorian Legislative Assembly
Collingwood
Tom Tunnecliffe
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Richmond
Frank Scully
Clyde Holding
Collingwood, Victoria
Fitzroy, Victoria
Labor Party
Australian Imperial Force
Private
59th Battalion
First World War
Military Medal
MM
Collingwood
Australian Imperial Force
First World War
Gallipoli
Military Medal
Labor Party
Collingwood City Council
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Collingwood
Richmond
Fitzroy
Parliament of Victoria
"Towers, William John"
Victorian Legislative Assembly

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