Lee Batchelor
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Egerton Lee Batchelor was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was a pioneer of the Australian Labor Party in South Australia, which at the time was known as the United Labor Party. He was
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ULP parliamentarians following the 1893 colonial election.
Batchelor, c. 1901
Batchelor, c. 1908
Vaiben Louis Solomon
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Vaiben Louis Solomon was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament. He was generally known by his full name – perhaps to distinguish him from his
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…first of many majority governments at the 1910 election. Following the fall of the Kingston ministry in December 1899 and the brief premiership of Vaiben Louis Solomon, Batchelor was invited to join Frederick Holder's government as the Minister for Education and Agriculture. As the Minister, Batchelor legislated for…
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Vaiben Louis Solomon at the 1897–1898 Australasian Federal Convention.
Bust of Solomon in Adelaide, 2026