Sir Robert Lyndley Sparkes (31 May 19296 August 2006) was President of the

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National Party from 1970 to 1990 and the mayor of the Shire of Wambo for over 30 years. Sparkes was born in

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, the son of Sir Jim Sparkes. Most of his term was served during the period of the

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-led National Party state government. He was

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in the 1979 New Year's Honours for services to local government.It's an Honour
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