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Bullet Members' Biographies (By State)

 

BAKER, Sir Richard Chaffey (Senator)

KNOX, William (MP)

BAMFORD, Frederick William (MP)

LYNE, Sir William John (MP)

BARRETT, John George (Senator)

MACDONALD-PATERSON, Thomas (MP)

BARTON, Edmund (MP)

MACFARLANE, James (Senator)

BATCHELOR, Egerton Lee (MP)

MAHON, Hugh (MP)

BEST, Robert Wallace (Senator)

MANIFOLD, James Chester (MP)

BONYTHON, Sir John Langdon (MP)

MATHESON, Alexander Perceval (Senator)

BRADDON, Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry (MP)

MAUGER, Samuel (MP)

BROWN, Thomas (MP)

McCAY, James Whiteside (MP)

CAMERON, Cyril St.Clair (Senator)

McCOLL, James Hiers (MP)

CAMERON, Donald Norman (MP)

McDONALD, Charles (MP)

CHANTER, John Moore (MP)

McEACHARN, Sir Malcolm Donald (MP)

CHAPMAN, Austin (MP)

McGREGOR, Gregor (Senator)

CHARLESTON, David Morley (Senator)

McLEAN, Allan (MP)

CLARKE, Francis (MP)

McLEAN, Francis Edward (MP)

CLEMONS, John Singleton (Senator)

McMILLAN, Sir William (MP)

CONROY, Alfred Hugh (MP)

MILLEN, Edward Davis (Senator)

COOK, James Hume (MP)

NEILD, John Cash (Senator)

COOK, Joseph (MP)

O’CONNOR, Richard Edward (Senator)

COOKE, Samuel Winter (MP)

O’KEEFE, David John (Senator)

CROUCH, Richard Armstrong (MP)

O’MALLEY, King (MP)

CRUICKSHANK, George Alexander (MP)

PAGE, James (MP)

DAWSON, Andrew (Anderson) (Senator)

PATERSON, Alexander (MP)

DE LARGIE, Hugh (Senator)

PEARCE, George Foster (Senator)

DEAKIN, Alfred (MP)

PHILLIPS, Pharez (MP)

DOBSON, Henry (Senator)

PIESSE, Frederick William (MP)

DOWNER, Sir John William (Senator)

PLAYFORD, Thomas (Senator)

DRAKE, James George (Senator)

POYNTON, Alexander (MP)

EDWARDS, George Bertrand (MP)

PULSFORD, Edward (Senator)

EDWARDS, Richard (MP)

QUICK, Sir John (MP)

EWING, Norman Kirkwood (Senator)

REID, George Houstoun (MP)

EWING, Thomas Thomson (MP)

RONALD, James Black (MP)

FERGUSON, John (Senator)

SALMON, Charles Carty (MP)

FISHER, Andrew (MP)

SARGOOD, Sir Frederick Thomas (Senator)

FORREST, Sir John (MP)

SAWERS, William Bowie Stewart Campbell (MP)

FOWLER, James Mackinnon (MP)

SKENE, Thomas (MP)

FRASER, Simon (Senator)

SMITH, Arthur Bruce (MP)

FULLER, George Warburton (MP)

SMITH, Miles Staniforth Cater (Senator)

FYSH, Sir Philip Oakley (MP)

SMITH, Sydney (MP)

GLASSEY, Thomas (Senator)

SOLOMON, Elias (MP)

GLYNN, Patrick McMahon (MP)

SOLOMON, Vaiben Louis (MP)

GOULD, Albert John (Senator)

SPENCE, William Guthrie (MP)

GROOM, Arthur Champion (MP)

STEWART, James Charles (Senator)

GROOM, Littleton Ernest (MP)

STYLES, James (Senator)

GROOM, William Henry (MP)

SYMON, Sir Josiah Henry (Senator)

HARNEY, Edward Augustine (Senator)

THOMAS, Josiah (MP)

HARPER, Robert (MP)

THOMSON, Dugald (MP)

HARTNOLL, William (MP)

TUDOR, Frank Gwynne (MP)

HIGGINS, Henry Bournes (MP)

TURNER, Sir George (MP)

HIGGS, William Guy (Senator)

WALKER, James Thomas (Senator)

HOLDER, Frederick William (MP)

WATKINS, David (MP)

HUGHES, William Morris (MP)

WATSON, John Christian (MP)

ISAACS, Isaac Alfred (MP)

WILKINSON, James (MP)

KEATING, John Henry (Senator)

WILKS, William Henry (MP)

KENNEDY, Thomas (MP)

WILLIS, Henry (MP)

KINGSTON, Charles Cameron (MP)

ZEAL, Sir William Austin (Senator)

KIRWAN, John Waters (MP)