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1277:1923–1924:
1269:1916–1922:
1261:1914–1915:
1237:1910–1911:
1229:1904–1909:
1221:1901–1903:
1213:1898–1900:
842:Ray Sorrell
835:Jack Sheedy
814:Norm Rogers
786:Brian Peake
758:Roy McGlinn
751:Robert Lynn
632:Jerry Dolan
611:George Doig
569:Jack Clarke
562:Len Cinoris
534:Elsie Baird
473:19 November
288:Labor Party
280:Phil Matson
101:Position(s)
27:Jerry Dolan
1679:Categories
1351:Hutchinson
1011:Mainwaring
884:Tom Wilson
877:Dave Woods
730:Fred Lewis
702:Ray Howard
674:Doug Green
660:Vic French
653:Ray French
639:Allan Ebbs
618:James Doig
590:Merv Cowan
576:Jim Conway
541:Jack Baird
445:The Mirror
334:References
247:East Perth
184:East Perth
60:1901-12-25
49:John Dolan
1595:Blackwell
1543:Alexander
1527:Br. Smith
1399:J. Sheedy
1375:J. Sheedy
1335:A. Sheedy
1311:A. Sheedy
1279:Bi. Smith
807:Con Regan
800:Else Park
772:Ray Mudie
737:Tom Lewis
681:Bob Hicks
625:John Doig
548:Len Brown
301:Transport
1663:Monaghan
1627:Woewodin
1603:Spalding
1535:K. Smith
1463:Thornley
1287:Truscott
1271:Truscott
1223:Chadwick
1128:Richards
1006:Truscott
688:Ken Holt
646:Ken Ebbs
305:Railways
213:Source:
1661:2019–:
1643:Malaxos
1635:Malaxos
1551:Melrose
1495:Neesham
1455:Johnson
1439:Everett
1415:G. Doig
1359:C. Doig
1247:Trotter
1239:J. Doig
1133:Hollins
1123:Melrose
1001:Sorrell
955:Brennan
179:1934–38
139:166 (?)
130:1923–33
104:Forward
1641:2015:
1619:Dunbar
1587:Micale
1567:Wilcox
1565:1991:
1559:Wilcox
1557:1990:
1533:1981:
1491:Sarich
1489:1970:
1483:Sarich
1481:1969:
1475:Rogers
1473:1968:
1467:Rogers
1461:1967:
1437:1959:
1423:Meiers
1413:1954:
1407:Strang
1405:1953:
1397:1952:
1391:Conway
1389:1951:
1381:1950:
1373:1949:
1357:1940:
1343:Jarvis
1341:1936:
1333:1935:
1327:Jarvis
1325:1934:
1309:1931:
1301:1930:
1263:Scobie
1255:Sharpe
1253:1913:
1245:1912:
1231:Wilson
1215:Wilson
1105:Conway
1090:Clarke
1062:French
1039:Prince
1029:Sheedy
983:Rogers
978:Jarvis
297:Police
1655:Wiley
1579:Judge
1571:Judge
1519:Joyce
1503:Joyce
1447:Marsh
1431:Marsh
1383:Dolan
1367:Dolan
1319:Dolan
1303:Dolan
1295:Mudie
1151:Dolan
1146:Coach
1095:Peake
1044:Preen
973:Green
950:Regan
945:Mavor
231:Dolan
227:Jerry
149:Years
114:Years
1647:Dodd
1511:Todd
1072:Ebbs
1067:Doig
475:2012
303:and
223:John
153:Club
118:Club
1681::
1099:vc
1057:FF
1024:HF
968:HB
940:FB
375:.
354:,
299:,
253:.
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1569:/
1493:/
1465:/
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1185:t
1178:v
1118:I
1101:)
1097:(
1085:R
1035:)
1033:c
1031:(
996:C
919:e
912:t
905:v
505:e
498:t
491:v
477:.
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