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A petition from John Branscombe Crews challenging the election of the Honorable Duncan Gillies for the Electoral District of South Bourke, alleging bribery and undue influence.

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That the said the Honorable Duncan Gillies by the means aforesaid obtained an apparent and colorable majority over your …

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PetitionerJohn Branscombe Crews
GovernorSir George Ferguson Bowen
OfficialSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria
OfficialGovernor and Commander-in-Chief
CommitteeThe Committee of Elections and Qualifications
LocationPrahran
LocationVictoria
LocationMelbourne
LocationSouth Bourke
LocationElectoral District of South Bourke
LocationColony of Victoria
Petition Datetwentieth day of June 1877

NSW Government Gazette, No. 63, 15 June 1877.

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