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411:Mayors of places in Western Australia
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436:19th-century Australian politicians
426:People from York, Western Australia
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396:Australian people of Irish descent
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391:Australian pastoralists
238:York, Western Australia
292:, and brother-in-law,
294:Samuel James Phillips
16:Australian politician
364:, 26 September 1905.
290:Samuel Pole Phillips
231:Legislative Assembly
101:Legislative Assembly
282:1904 state election
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219:pastoralist
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183:, Australia
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300:References
262:North-West
170:1847-12-04
71:(new seat)
254:Tipperary
114:In office
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258:leases
198:Gawler
69:None
337:ISBN
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