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114:Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
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473:Victorian Legislative Assembly
387:Clara Ellen Williams (m. 1887)
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139:Sir Alexander Peacock
16:Australian politician
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692:Premier of Victoria
654:Victoria: A History
418:Premier of Victoria
51:Premier of Victoria
677:Political offices
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256:George Prendergast
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308:Succeeded by
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216:William Watt
211:Succeeded by
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159:William Watt
147:Harry Lawson
135:William Watt
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107:William Watt
102:Succeeded by
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1474:1861 births
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1393:J. Cain Sr.
1388:Tunnecliffe
1378:Prendergast
1368:Prendergast
1199:Prendergast
992:J. M. Allan
887:Prendergast
573:17 February
524:Albert Park
516:World War I
477:Albert Park
442:Wilson Hall
374:Nationality
352:11 May 1918
298:Preceded by
280:Albert Park
251:Preceded by
199:Preceded by
154:Preceded by
143:John Bowser
90:Preceded by
55:Elections:
1468:Categories
782:MacPherson
757:O'Shanassy
541:References
434:Lethbridge
403:Stonemason
400:Profession
378:Australian
302:John White
1269:Stockdale
1224:Macfarlan
1189:McPherson
1134:O'Loghlen
1089:McCulloch
1054:Mackenzie
922:Macfarlan
902:McPherson
832:Patterson
812:O'Loghlen
772:McCulloch
762:Nicholson
621:1833-7538
511:13 days.
481:Deakinite
428:Biography
424:Premier.
368:Australia
360:Melbourne
288:In office
231:In office
179:In office
122:In office
70:In office
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1398:Shepherd
1358:Trenwith
1274:Napthine
1249:Thompson
1234:McDonald
1064:Lonsdale
982:Napthine
977:Baillieu
952:Cain Jr.
947:Thompson
932:McDonald
917:Cain Sr.
892:J. Allan
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497:Governor
392:Children
364:Victoria
339:Victoria
83:George V
1448:Andrews
1408:Holding
1373:Elmslie
1363:Bromley
1299:O'Brien
1289:Lenders
1264:Sheehan
1229:Hollway
1214:Dunstan
1184:Elmslie
1164:Peacock
1139:Gillies
1124:Service
1119:Francis
1104:Langton
1059:Powlett
987:Andrews
962:Kennett
927:Hollway
912:Dunstan
872:Elmslie
847:Peacock
817:Gillies
807:Service
797:Kerferd
792:Francis
640:Sources
448:and on
438:Geelong
436:, near
188:Premier
131:Premier
79:Monarch
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1438:Bracks
1433:Brumby
1428:Kennan
1423:Kirner
1413:Wilkes
1304:Pallas
1284:Brumby
1279:Bracks
1209:Argyle
1194:Lawson
1169:Irvine
1159:Turner
1154:Carter
1149:Shiels
1099:Haines
1094:Verdon
1084:Harker
1074:Foster
1069:Sladen
972:Brumby
967:Bracks
957:Kirner
907:Argyle
882:Lawson
877:Bowser
862:Murray
852:Irvine
842:McLean
837:Turner
827:Shiels
777:Sladen
767:Heales
752:Haines
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384:Spouse
240:Deputy
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1383:Hogan
1294:Wells
1259:Roper
1254:Jolly
1244:Hamer
1239:Bolte
1204:Hogan
1144:Munro
1129:Smith
1114:Berry
1109:Byrne
1079:Ebden
942:Hamer
937:Bolte
897:Hogan
822:Munro
802:Berry
787:Duffy
696:1913
422:Labor
49:25th
1219:Cain
1179:Watt
1174:Bent
867:Watt
857:Bent
625:OCLC
617:ISSN
607:ISBN
575:2019
349:Died
328:Born
278:for
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57:1914
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