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'''Thomas Cope''' was a member of the [[Boroondara District Roads Board]] from 1865 to 1867.<ref name="BlameyHistoryCamberwell">Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.</ref> | |||
==Politics== | |||
After applying for a leave of absence for six months in February 1867, the Board rejected this request and granted leave for only two months.<ref>[[South Bourke Standard]]. ''Boroondara District Roads Board''. 8 February 1867. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66841119/6642022, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref> After missing meetings, he did not stand for election at the 1867 elections.<ref>South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara District Roads Board''. 26 July 1867. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66841427, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref> | After applying for a leave of absence for six months in February 1867, the Board rejected this request and granted leave for only two months.<ref>[[South Bourke Standard]]. ''Boroondara District Roads Board''. 8 February 1867. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66841119/6642022, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref> After missing meetings, he did not stand for election at the 1867 elections.<ref>South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara District Roads Board''. 26 July 1867. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66841427, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref> | ||
===1865 election=== | |||
1865 election controversy: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66906135 | 1865 election controversy: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66906135 | ||
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66906220 | http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66906220 |