The Division of Burke was an

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in Victoria. The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Victorian expedition in 1860, the first white explorer to cross Australia from south to north. The division was created in 1949 and replaced the similarly located and pronounced

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. It was located in the inner suburbs of

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, including Brunswick and

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. It was a safe seat for the

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. It was abolished in 1955.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Division Of Burke (1949-55) Burke (1949-55) Constituencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1955 1955 disestablishments in Australia

Members

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