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for 1840 and 1841. During his second term he earned the nickname of "ninepenny dips" for his proposal to more than double the council rates to that figure (and "dip" being a form of candle), and was reviled for proposing other stringencies. He was not elected the following year and was vindicated
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m. Charles Bowen (c. 1834 â 5 September 1870) on 10 April 1857; their eldest son F. A. "Arthur" Bowen became manager of
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198:"Bound for South Australia: Passenger Lists 1836-1851"
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Elizabeth "Edith" Burford (c. 1832 â 28 January 1900)
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536:Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
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212:"Messrs W. H. Burford & Co's (sic) Jubilee"
289:"Hindmarsh Ward â The Vacant Seat of Alderman"
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398:South Australian Register
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272:Burford, William Henville
426:Kalgoorlie Western Argus
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57:W. H. Burford & Sons
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462:"Landmarks of Burnside"
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105:Family of W. H. Burford
341:Former members of the
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