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on 20 January 1920. Its aim was to remove the administration of the

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from the control of the

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. The following members of the association served in the ensuing years as

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: David Gilpin 1923–1924;

Ernest Marks Ernest Samuel Marks CBE (7 July 1872 – 2 December 1947) was an Australian sporting administrator and politician. He was born at West Maitland to Wool broker Joseph Marks and Elizabeth, ''née'' Benjamin and attended Royston College in Sydne ...

1930, Joseph Jackson 1931, Sir Samuel Walder 1932; Sir Alfred Parker 1934–1935; Archibald Howie 1936–1937;

Stanley Crick Stanley Sadler Crick (9 October 1888 – 1955) was an Australian film producer, distributor and politician. He joined the Melbourne office of Pathe Freres and became manager of the Sydney branch in 1909. He went into production, first in partner ...

1940–1942;

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1943–1944 & 1946–1948;

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1945; Sir Emmet McDermott 1969–1972; David Griffin 1972–1973; Sir Nicholas Shehadie 1973–1975;

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1975–1978;

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1978–1980; and Hugh Dixson 1988-1989 Jeremy Bingham 1989–1991. Parker Henson served as Chairman of the

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.Sydney's Alderman – William Parker Henson
Retrieved 28 June 2013. Alex Rigby served as president from 1971 until 1973.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Civic Reform Association Conservative parties in Australia Political parties established in 1921 1921 establishments in Australia