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John Trezise Tonkin (2 February 1902 – 20 October 1995) was an Australian politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 3 March 1971 to 8 April 1974.^[1]

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Deputy Premiers of Western Australia
East Fremantle Football Club administrators
Leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia
Premiers of Western Australia
Treasurers of Western Australia
Western Australian schoolteachers

Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.

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Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972

The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (AHA) is a law in the state of Western Australia governing the protection of Aboriginal cultural sites.

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Abortion in Australia

Abortion in Australia is legal.

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Act of parliament

An act of parliament, as a form of primary legislation, is a text of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council).

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Administrator of the Northern Territory

The administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the governor-general of Australia to represent the Crown in right of the Northern Territory.

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The Albany Advertiser, also published as the Australian Advertiser and the Albany Advertiser and Plantagenet and Denmark Post, is a biweekly English language newspaper published for Albany and the Great Southern region in Western Australia.

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Apartheid

Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.

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Apportionment (politics)

Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation.

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Arthur Bickerton

Arthur William Bickerton (27 August 1919 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1958 to 1974, representing the seat of Pilbara. John Tonkin and Arthur Bickerton are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Arthur Tonkin (politician)

Arthur Raymond Tonkin (21 January 1930 – 5 May 2022) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1987. John Tonkin and Arthur Tonkin (politician) are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Arthur Watts (politician)

Arthur Frederick Watts CMG (26 May 1897 – 8 June 1970) was an Australian politician who served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1962, including as leader of the opposition (from 1942 to 1947) and deputy premier (from 1947 to 1953 and 1959 to 1962) of Western Australia. John Tonkin and Arthur Watts (politician) are deputy Premiers of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Attorney-General of Western Australia

The Attorney-General of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of law and justice.

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Australian Army Reserve

The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.

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Australian Journal of Politics and History

The Australian Journal of Politics and History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles about history, political studies, and international affairs, concentrating on Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known simply as Labor or the Labor Party, is the major centre-left political party in Australia and one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia.

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Australian Light Horse

Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry, who served in the Second Boer War and World War I. During the inter-war years, a number of regiments were raised as part of Australia's part-time military force.

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Backbencher

In Westminster and other parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file".

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Barry Hodge

Barry James Hodge (born 16 February 1944) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1977 to 1989, representing the seat of Melville. John Tonkin and Barry Hodge are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Belmont, Western Australia

Belmont is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located east of Perth's central business district on the southern bank of the Swan River.

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Bert Hawke

Albert Redvers George Hawke (3 December 1900 – 14 February 1986) was an Australian politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 23 February 1953 to 2 April 1959. John Tonkin and Bert Hawke are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Australian people of Cornish descent, deputy Premiers of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Bill Hegney

William Hegney (11 January 1896 – 13 October 1982) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1939 to 1968. John Tonkin and Bill Hegney are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Birth name

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth.

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Boulder, Western Australia

Boulder is a suburb of Kalgoorlie in the Western Australian Goldfields, east of Perth.

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Brian Burke (Australian politician)

Brian Thomas Burke (born 25 February 1947) is an Australian former politician who was the 23rd premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 to his resignation on 25 February 1988. John Tonkin and Brian Burke (Australian politician) are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Bunbury, Western Australia

Bunbury (Goomburrup) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth.

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Business News (Australia)

Business News (formerly WA Business News) is an independently owned business media organisation which provides a digital news service and fortnightly business magazine.

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By-election

A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, and a bye-election or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.

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Cabinet reshuffle

A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet, or when the head of state changes the head of government and a number of ministers.

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California bungalow

California bungalow is an alternative name for the American Craftsman style of residential architecture, when it was applied to small-to-medium-sized homes rather than the large "ultimate bungalow" houses of designers like Greene and Greene.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Canning Highway

Canning Highway is an arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner Perth suburb of Victoria Park in the north-east, to the port city of Fremantle in the south-west.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Charles Court

Sir Charles Walter Michael Court (29 September 1911 – 22 December 2007) was an Australian politician who was the 21st premier of Western Australia from 1974 to 1982. John Tonkin and Charles Court are leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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City of Kwinana

The City of Kwinana is a local government area of Western Australia.

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City of Perth

The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth metropolitan area, which is the capital of Western Australia.

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Claremont Teachers College

Claremont Teachers College was Western Australia’s first post-secondary teaching institution.

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Cloverdale, Western Australia

Cloverdale is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, east of Perth's CBD in the City of Belmont.

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Coalition (Australia)

The Liberal–National Coalition, commonly known simply as the Coalition or the LNP, is an alliance of centre-right to right-wing political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics.

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Colin Jamieson

Colin John Jamieson, AO JP (26 May 1923 – 27 March 1990), was a politician in Western Australia. John Tonkin and Colin Jamieson are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Conscription in Australia

Conscription in Australia, also known as National Service following the Second World War, has a controversial history which dates back to the implementation of compulsory military training and service in the first years of Australia's nationhood.

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Cornish Australians

Cornish Australians (Ostralians kernewek) are citizens of Australia who are fully or partially of Cornish heritage or descent, an ethnic group native to Cornwall in the United Kingdom. John Tonkin and Cornish Australians are Australian people of Cornish descent.

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Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Crawford Nalder

Sir Crawford David Nalder (14 February 1910 – 8 December 1994) was an Australian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Western Australia from 1962 to 1971. John Tonkin and Crawford Nalder are deputy Premiers of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Curtin University

Curtin University (previously as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia.

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Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)

The Daily News, historically a successor of The Inquirer and The Inquirer and Commercial News, was an afternoon daily English language newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, from 1882 to 1990, though its origin is traceable from 1840.

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David Brand

Sir David Brand KCMG (1 August 1912 – 15 April 1979) was an Australian politician. John Tonkin and David Brand are Australian people of Cornish descent, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (Western Australia)

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage is the department of the Government of Western Australia responsible for planning and managing all land use and heritage considerations within the state.

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Deputy Premier of Western Australia

The deputy premier of Western Australia is a role in the Government of Western Australia assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Western Australia. John Tonkin and deputy Premier of Western Australia are deputy Premiers of Western Australia.

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Division of Fremantle

The Division of Fremantle is an electoral division of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia.

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Don Taylor (Australian politician)

Alexander Donald Taylor AM (24 January 1928 – 26 July 2023) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1984, representing the electoral district of Cockburn. John Tonkin and Don Taylor (Australian politician) are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, deputy Premiers of Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and western Australian schoolteachers.

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Douglas Kendrew

Major General Sir Douglas Anthony Kendrew, (22 July 1910 – 28 February 1989), often known as Joe Kendrew especially during his rugby career, was an officer of the British Army who served in the Second World War and the Korean War, an international rugby player, and the 22nd Governor of Western Australia from 1963 to 1974.

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Duncan Graham (writer)

Duncan Graham (born 1938 in England) is an Australian trained journalist and blogger.

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Dux

Dux (ducēs) is Latin for "leader" (from the noun dux, ducis, "leader, general") and later for duke and its variant forms (doge, duce, etc.). During the Roman Republic and for the first centuries of the Roman Empire, dux could refer to anyone who commanded troops, both Roman generals and foreign leaders, but was not a formal military rank.

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East Fremantle, Western Australia

East Fremantle (nicknamed East Freo) is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located south-west of the central business district.

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Eastern Goldfields College

Eastern Goldfields College is a public co-educational high day school, located in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

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Eastern states of Australia

The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east continental coastline of Australia.

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Edgar Lewis

Edgar Henry Mead Lewis (12 February 1902 – 26 April 1992) was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1958 to 1974, representing the seat of Moore. John Tonkin and Edgar Lewis are members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Edjudina

Edjudina Station is a pastoral lease within the Edjudina Land District of Western Australia, that operates as a sheep station.

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Electoral district of Albany

Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia.

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Electoral district of Balcatta

Balcatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Electoral district of Melville

Melville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 1996.

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Electoral district of Merredin

Merredin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 2008.

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Electoral district of Mirrabooka

Mirrabooka is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Electoral district of Murray-Wellington

Murray-Wellington is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Electoral district of North-East Fremantle

North-East Fremantle was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1911 to 1950.

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Electoral district of Pilbara

The electoral district of Pilbara is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia.

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Electoral district of Sussex

Sussex was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1950.

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Electoral district of Toodyay

Toodyay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1977.

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Electoral results for the district of Melville

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Melville in Western Australian state elections.

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Electoral results for the district of North-East Fremantle

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of North-East Fremantle in Western Australian state elections.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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The Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia (EPA) is a statutory authority within the Government of Western Australia.

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Father of the House

Father of the House is a title that has been traditionally bestowed, unofficially, on certain members of some legislatures, most notably the House of Commons in the United Kingdom.

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Forest Grove, Western Australia

Forest Grove is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.

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Forrest Place

Forrest Place is a pedestrianised square located within the central business district of Perth, Western Australia.

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Francis Burt (judge)

Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt (14 June 1918 – 8 September 2004) was an Australian jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Western Australia, from 1977 to 1988, and the 27th Governor of Western Australia, from 1990 to 1993. John Tonkin and Francis Burt (judge) are Companions of the Order of Australia.

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Frank Wise

Frank Joseph Scott Wise AO (30 May 1897 – 29 June 1986) was a Labor Party politician who was the 16th Premier of Western Australia. John Tonkin and Frank Wise are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, deputy Premiers of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Fred Chaney

Frederick Michael Chaney, AO (born 28 October 1941) is an Australian former politician who was deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1989 to 1990 and served as a minister in the Fraser government.

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Fred Daly (politician)

Frederick Michael Daly (13 June 1912 – 2 August 1995) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1943 to 1975, representing the Labor Party.

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Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.

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Fremantle Cemetery

Fremantle Cemetery is a cemetery located in the eastern part (Palmyra) of Fremantle, Western Australia.

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Gerald Wild

Gerald Percy Wild MBE AM ED (2 January 1907 – 11 October 1996) was an Australian politician who served as a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1947 to 1965. John Tonkin and Gerald Wild are members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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Goldfields–Esperance

The Goldfields–Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia.

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Gough Whitlam

Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. John Tonkin and Gough Whitlam are Companions of the Order of Australia.

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Governor of Western Australia

The governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the monarch, King Charles III.

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Graham MacKinnon

Graham Charles MacKinnon CMG ED (10 December 1916 – 27 June 1992) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1956 to 1986.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Great Eastern Highway

Great Eastern Highway is a road that links the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie.

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Great Southern (Western Australia)

The Great Southern region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia, as defined by the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993, for the purposes of economic development.

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Gwalia, Western Australia

Gwalia is a former gold-mining town located north of Kalgoorlie and east of Perth in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert.

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Hamel, Western Australia

Hamel is a town located in the Peel region of Western Australia just off the South Western Highway, between Waroona (4 km to the north) and Harvey.

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Hancock Prospecting

Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd is a leading Australian owned mining and agricultural business run by Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart and CEO Garry Korte.

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Hawke ministry (Western Australia)

The Hawke ministry was the 22nd ministry of the Government of Western Australia, led by Labor Premier Albert Hawke and deputy John Tonkin.

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Herb Graham

Herbert Ernst Graham (6 April 1911 – 17 March 1982) was an Australian politician. John Tonkin and Herb Graham are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, deputy Premiers of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Heritage Council of Western Australia

The Heritage Council of Western Australia is the Government of Western Australia agency created to identify, conserve and promote places of cultural heritage significance in the state.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Hubert Parker

Hubert Stanley Wyborn Parker DSO VD (16 October 1883—26 July 1966) was an Australian politician who represented the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of North-East Fremantle from 1930 until 1933, and one of the three Legislative Council seats for Metropolitan-Suburban Province (later known as Suburban Province) from 1934 until 1954. John Tonkin and Hubert Parker are members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Hughie Edwards

Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, (1 August 1914 – 5 August 1982) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

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Ian Thompson (politician)

Ian David Thompson (1 September 1935 – 2 December 2009) was an Australian politician who served as Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. John Tonkin and Ian Thompson (politician) are members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Jimblebar mine

The Jimblebar mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 41 kilometres east of Newman.

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Joe Chamberlain (Australian politician)

Francis Edward "Joe" Chamberlain (13 May 1900 – 20 October 1984) was a Western Australian politician who was Australian Labor Party State Secretary in Western Australia.

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John Curtin

John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945.

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John Willcock

John Collings Willcock (9 August 1879 – 7 June 1956) was the 15th Premier of Western Australia, serving from 1936 until 1945. John Tonkin and John Willcock are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, deputy Premiers of Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway.

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Kalgoorlie Miner

The Kalgoorlie Miner (commonly known as The Miner) is a daily newspaper circulating in the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder and the Goldfields–Esperance region, in Western Australia.

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Karnup, Western Australia

Karnup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.

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Kulin, Western Australia

Kulin is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 280 km from Perth.

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Kwinana Freeway

The Kwinana Freeway is a freeway in and beyond the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with Mandurah to the south.

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Land reclamation

Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds.

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Lang Hancock

Langley Frederick George "Lang" Hancock (10 June 1909 27 March 1992) was an Australian iron ore magnate from Western Australia who maintained a high profile in the spheres of business and politics.

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Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)

In the Australian state of Western Australia, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia. John Tonkin and leader of the Opposition (Western Australia) are leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Leederville, Western Australia

Leederville is a suburb within the City of Vincent in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia.

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Lindsay Thorn

Lindsay Thorn (7 June 1891 – 13 July 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1930 to 1959, representing the seat of Toodyay. John Tonkin and Lindsay Thorn are members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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List of Western Australian ministries

The ministries of Western Australia (also known as Cabinets) are the centre of executive power in the Government of Western Australia.

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List of Western Australian royal commissions

This is a list of royal commissions appointed by the Government of Western Australia since 1934.

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Loss of supply

Loss of supply occurs where a government in a parliamentary democracy using the Westminster System or a system derived from it is denied a supply of treasury or exchequer funds, by whichever house or houses of parliament or head of state is constitutionally entitled to grant and deny supply.

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Lower North Province

The Lower North Province was a two-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the central and northern parts of the state.

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Mal Bryce

Malcolm John Bryce (10 April 19433 March 2018) was an Australian politician, who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1988, representing the seat of Ascot. John Tonkin and Mal Bryce are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, deputy Premiers of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Mandurah

Mandurah is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth.

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Margaret River, Western Australia

Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital.

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Marginal seat

A marginal seat or swing seat is a constituency held with a small majority in a legislative election, generally one conducted under a single-winner voting system.

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May Holman

Mary Alice "May" Holman (18 July 1893 – 20 March 1939) was an Australian politician. John Tonkin and May Holman are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Australian people of Cornish descent and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Merv Toms

John Mervin Toms (23 January 1909 – 8 October 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1956 to 1971. John Tonkin and Merv Toms are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Mineralogy v Western Australia

Mineralogy v Western Australia was a case heard by the High Court of Australia at the same time as Palmer v Western Australia in 2020 and 2021, which held that the Iron Ore Processing (Mineralogy Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Act 2020 was not invalid or inoperative in its entirety.

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Minister for Agriculture and Food (Western Australia)

The Minister for Agriculture and Food is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia.

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Minister for Commerce (Western Australia)

Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Sue Ellery of the Labor Party.

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Minister for Community Services is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Sabine Winton of the Labor Party.

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Minister for Culture and the Arts (Western Australia)

The Minister for Culture and the Arts is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia.

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Minister for Education (Western Australia)

The Minister for Education and Training is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of education, and is answerable to the Parliament for all actions taken by the Department of Education under their authority.

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Minister for Environment (Western Australia)

Minister for Environment, formerly Minister for the Environment is a position in the government of Western Australia, held by Reece Whitby.

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Minister for Heritage (Western Australia)

Minister for Heritage is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by David Templeman of the Labor Party.

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Minister for Housing (Western Australia)

Minister for Housing is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey of the Labor Party.

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Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

The Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Roger Cook of the Labor Party.

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Minister for Transport (Western Australia)

Minister for Transport is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Rita Saffioti of the Labor Party.

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Minister for Water (Western Australia)

Minister for Water is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Simone McGurk of the Labor Party.

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Ministry (government department)

Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration.

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Monitorial System

The Monitorial System, also known as Madras System or Lancasterian System, was an education method that took hold during the early 19th century, because of Spanish, French, and English colonial education that was imposed into the areas of expansion.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.

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Museum of Perth

The Museum of Perth is a private, non-profit museum involved with chronicling the social, cultural, political and architectural history of Perth.

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Narrows Bridge (Perth)

The Narrows Bridge is a freeway and railway crossing of the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.

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National Trust of Western Australia

The National Trust of Western Australia, officially the National Trust of Australia (W.A.), is a statutory authority that delivers heritage services, including conservation and interpretation, on behalf of the Western Australian government and community.

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North Fremantle, Western Australia

North Fremantle is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle, a local government area of the state.

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North Perth, Western Australia

North Perth is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Vincent.

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North Province (Western Australia)

North Province was an electoral province of the Legislative Council of Western Australia between 1894 and 1989.

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Ombudsman

An ombudsman (also), ombud, ombuds, bud, ombudswoman, ombudsperson, or public advocate is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.

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One-room school

One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain.

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Opening ceremony

An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.

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Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service.

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Palgarup, Western Australia

Palgarup is a small town situated between Yornup and Manjimup on the South Western Highway.

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Parliament of Western Australia

The Parliament of Western Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Western Australia, which constitutes the legislative branch of the state's political system.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Perth Concert Hall (Western Australia)

The Perth Concert Hall is a concert hall located in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Peter Wright (mining entrepreneur)

Ernest Archibald Maynard "Peter" Wright (24 February 1908 – 13 September 1985) was an Australian mining entrepreneur.

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Philip Collier

Philip Collier (21 April 1873 – 18 October 1948) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th Premier of Western Australia from 1924 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1936. John Tonkin and Philip Collier are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, premiers of Western Australia and Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Picton, Western Australia

Picton is a suburb of the City of Bunbury in the South West region of Western Australia.

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Premier of Western Australia

The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. John Tonkin and premier of Western Australia are premiers of Western Australia.

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Prorogation

Prorogation in the Westminster system of government is the action of proroguing, or interrupting, a parliament, or the discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without a dissolution of parliament.

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Purchasing power

Purchasing power refers to the amount of products and services available for purchase with a certain currency unit.

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Redcliffe, Western Australia

Redcliffe is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Belmont local government area.

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Redistribution (Australia)

In Australia, a redistribution is the process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral divisions for the House of Representatives arising from changes in population and changes in the number of representatives.

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Ron Bertram

Ronald Edward Bertram (22 June 1924 – 17 November 2014) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1968 to 1989. John Tonkin and Ron Bertram are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Ron Davies (Western Australian politician)

Ronald Davies (11 April 1926 – 24 July 2011) was an Australian politician, who was a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Victoria Park from 1961 to 1986. John Tonkin and Ron Davies (Western Australian politician) are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, leaders of the Opposition in Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Safe seat

A safe seat is an electoral district which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.

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School segregation

School segregation is the division of people into different groups in the education system by characteristics such as race, religion, or ethnicity.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Serpentine Dam (Western Australia)

The Serpentine Dam is a major water supply dam for Perth, Western Australia.

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Shadow cabinet

The shadow cabinet or shadow ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government.

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Snap election

A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled.

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South Africa national cricket team

The South Africa men's national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, RSA, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa (CSA).

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South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Perth, Western Australia

South Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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South West (Western Australia)

The South West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia.

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Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly.

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State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

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State Library of Western Australia

The State Library of Western Australia is a research, education, reference and public lending library located in the Perth Cultural Centre in Perth, Western Australia.

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State Register of Heritage Places

The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.

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Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval (nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco.

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Substitute teacher

A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is absent or unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, maternal leave and so on.

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Sunday Independent (Western Australia)

The Sunday Independent (also known as The Independent) was a Western Australian weekly newspaper owned by mining entrepreneurs Lang Hancock and Peter Wright, printed and published in the Perth suburb of East Victoria Park.

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Superphosphate

Superphosphate is a chemical fertiliser first synthesised in the 1840s by reacting bones with sulfuric acid.

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Supreme Court of Western Australia

The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia.

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Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Surfers Paradise is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Swan River (Western Australia)

The Swan River is a major river in the southwest of Western Australia.

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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854.

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The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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The Mirror (Western Australia)

The Mirror was a weekly broadsheet newspaper published from 1921 until 1956.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Northern Times

The Northern Times was a newspaper published in Carnarvon, Western Australia from 1905–1983.

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The Sunday Times (Western Australia)

The Sunday Times is a tabloid Sunday newspaper published by Seven West Media, in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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The West Australian

The West Australian is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia.

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Tom Evans (Western Australian politician)

Thomas Daniel Evans (18 April 1929 – 27 February 1995) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1956 to 1980, representing the seat of Kalgoorlie. John Tonkin and tom Evans (Western Australian politician) are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia, members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Treasurers of Western Australia and western Australian schoolteachers.

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Tom Stephens

Thomas Gregory Stephens (born 15 November 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales Australia) is a former Australian parliamentarian. John Tonkin and Tom Stephens are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia and members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

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Tonkin Highway

Tonkin Highway is an north–south highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth Airport and Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-eastern suburbs.

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Tonkin ministry (Western Australia)

The Tonkin Ministry was the 25th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, led by Labor Premier John Tonkin and deputy Herb Graham (Don Taylor replaced Graham following his resignation on 30 May 1973).

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Tonkin shadow ministry

The Tonkin shadow ministry was a Shadow Cabinet led by the Opposition Leader and leader of the Labor Party, John Tonkin, in the Parliament of Western Australia.

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Town of East Fremantle

The Town of East Fremantle is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located immediately northeast of the port city of Fremantle and about southwest of Perth's central business district.

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Treasurer of Western Australia

The Treasurer of Western Australia is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the management of Western Australia's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual State Budget. John Tonkin and Treasurer of Western Australia are Treasurers of Western Australia.

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Tronado machine

The Tronado Machine was a device which employed ultra high frequency or microwave radiation as a hyperthermia therapy for cancer; however, tests have failed to back its treatment claims.

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University of Queensland Press

University of Queensland Press (UQP) is an Australian publishing house based in Brisbane, Queensland.

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UWA Publishing

UWA Publishing, formerly known as the Text Books Board and then University of Western Australia Press, is a Western Australian publisher established in 1935 by the University of Western Australia.

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Valston Hancock

Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock, (31 May 190729 September 1998) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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Water Authority of Western Australia

The Water Authority of Western Australia, also known as WAWA, was a statutory authority of the state government that was responsible for the water supply, sewerage, and main drainage within Western Australia between 1985 and 1996.

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Water Corporation (Western Australia)

Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia.

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Water fluoridation

Water fluoridation is the addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay.

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Wesley Church, Perth

Wesley Church is a Uniting Church in Perth, Western Australia, located at the corner of William Street and Hay Street.

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West Perth, Western Australia

West Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.

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Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission

The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, as constituted under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, conciliates and arbitrates industrial disputes, sets conditions of employment and fixes wages and salaries by making industrial awards, approves enterprise agreements and decides claims of unfair dismissal in the State of Western Australia, with respect to those employers not regulated by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Fair Work Act 2009.

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Western Australian Labor Party

The Western Australian Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) and commonly referred to simply as WA Labor, is the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party.

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Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state.

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Western Australian Legislative Council

The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia.

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Western Australian Liberal Party

The Western Australian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division), is the division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Western Australia.

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Western Australian National Party

The National Party of Australia (WA) Inc, branded The Nationals WA, is a political party in Western Australia.

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Western Mail (Western Australia)

The Western Mail, or Western Mail, was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia.

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Whitlam government

The Whitlam government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party.

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Willcock ministry

The Willcock Ministry was the 19th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Labor Premier John Willcock.

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William Kitson

William Henry Kitson (20 November 1886 – 13 December 1952) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1924 to 1947. John Tonkin and William Kitson are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tonkin

Also known as John Trezise Tonkin, Tonkin, John.

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