Public and Railway Officers Province

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Public and Railway Officers Province
VictoriaLegislative Council
State Victoria
Created1904
Abolished1907

The Public and Railway Officers Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. [1] [2] [3]

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Members of Public and Railway Officers

MemberPartyTerm
  William Evans [1] Labor Jun 1904 – Mar 1907

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References

  1. 1 2 "William Evans". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Public and Railway Service Vote". The Argus . 26 May 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2012 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1904 (PDF). Vol. 107. Melbourne: S. Brain. 1905.