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| | Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page |
 | | Elected to the House of Representatives for Cowper, New South Wales, in general elections 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 (unopposed), 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946,1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 (unopposed), 1958. |
 | | Born in Grafton, New South Wales in 1880, he was blunt, shrewd and earthy, as befitted a country man. He was also as sophisticated, ruthless and opportunistic as any other politician of his era. |
 | | During the next 12 years he began to take an interest in state politics, especially in the move to create a separate state in northern New South Wales, and to invest in farming and grazing properties. |
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