Hal Colebatch
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Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch was a long-serving figure in Western Australian politics. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly 20 years, the twelfth Premier of Wester
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Colebatch c. 1919
From left to right: Matthew Moss, Keith Watson, James MacCallum Smith and Hal Colebatch on top of the Savoy Hotel in London holding the Dominion Flag
Sir James Mitchell, was an Australian politician. He served as premier of Western Australia from 1919 to 1924 and from 1930 to 1933, as leader of the Nationalist Party. He then held viceregal office f
Hal Colebatch
…Herald, but after that newspaper collapsed, he moved to Northam where he started The Northam Advertiser. He also became friends with local bank manager James Mitchell and convinced Mitchell to run for state parliament. Colebatch was the mayor of Northam between 1909 and 1912. Colebatch became a member of parliament…
Sir James Mitchell
Mitchell in 1909
Mitchell in 1917 with John Forrest
Mitchell c. 1944 with Country Party politician Charles Latham