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234:Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria
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484:Victorian Legislative Assembly
398:Clara Ellen Williams (m. 1887)
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688:Political offices
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267:George Prendergast
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319:Succeeded by
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227:William Watt
222:Succeeded by
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177:Succeeded by
170:William Watt
158:Harry Lawson
146:William Watt
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118:William Watt
113:Succeeded by
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1404:J. Cain Sr.
1399:Tunnecliffe
1389:Prendergast
1379:Prendergast
1210:Prendergast
1003:J. M. Allan
898:Prendergast
584:17 February
535:Albert Park
527:World War I
488:Albert Park
453:Wilson Hall
385:Nationality
363:11 May 1918
309:Preceded by
291:Albert Park
262:Preceded by
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154:John Bowser
101:Preceded by
66:Elections:
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768:O'Shanassy
552:References
445:Lethbridge
414:Stonemason
411:Profession
389:Australian
313:John White
1280:Stockdale
1235:Macfarlan
1200:McPherson
1145:O'Loghlen
1100:McCulloch
1065:Mackenzie
933:Macfarlan
913:McPherson
843:Patterson
823:O'Loghlen
783:McCulloch
773:Nicholson
632:1833-7538
522:13 days.
492:Deakinite
439:Biography
435:Premier.
379:Australia
371:Melbourne
299:In office
242:In office
190:In office
133:In office
81:In office
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1409:Shepherd
1369:Trenwith
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1260:Thompson
1245:McDonald
1075:Lonsdale
993:Napthine
988:Baillieu
963:Cain Jr.
958:Thompson
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928:Cain Sr.
903:J. Allan
640:70677943
508:Governor
403:Children
375:Victoria
350:Victoria
94:George V
1459:Andrews
1419:Holding
1384:Elmslie
1374:Bromley
1310:O'Brien
1300:Lenders
1275:Sheehan
1240:Hollway
1225:Dunstan
1195:Elmslie
1175:Peacock
1150:Gillies
1135:Service
1130:Francis
1115:Langton
1070:Powlett
998:Andrews
973:Kennett
938:Hollway
923:Dunstan
883:Elmslie
858:Peacock
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818:Service
808:Kerferd
803:Francis
651:Sources
459:and on
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447:, near
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142:Premier
90:Monarch
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1444:Brumby
1439:Kennan
1434:Kirner
1424:Wilkes
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1295:Brumby
1290:Bracks
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1205:Lawson
1180:Irvine
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1085:Foster
1080:Sladen
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978:Bracks
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893:Lawson
888:Bowser
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863:Irvine
853:McLean
848:Turner
838:Shiels
788:Sladen
778:Heales
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395:Spouse
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1270:Roper
1265:Jolly
1255:Hamer
1250:Bolte
1215:Hogan
1155:Munro
1140:Smith
1125:Berry
1120:Byrne
1090:Ebden
953:Hamer
948:Bolte
908:Hogan
833:Munro
813:Berry
798:Duffy
707:1913
433:Labor
60:25th
1230:Cain
1190:Watt
1185:Bent
878:Watt
868:Bent
636:OCLC
628:ISSN
618:ISBN
586:2019
360:Died
339:Born
289:for
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68:1914
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