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Councillor for [[South Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]], called the 'challenge' election in 1932. | Councillor for [[South Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]], called the 'challenge' election in 1932. | ||
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===Camberwell Council=== | ===Camberwell Council=== | ||
Heated exchanges with other councillors were not uncommon. These arguments were widely-reported and occured primarily in the mid-1930s, during a time when Camberwell Council was in the midst of reform and subject to intense public criticism of its administrative operation and financial efficiency.<ref>The Age. ''Camberwell Municipal Affairs - Mayor and Councillor Clash''. 24 July 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205538920, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref><ref>The Argus. ''Camberwell Economies''. 22 May 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10939185, accessed: 12 November 1934</ref><ref>The Age. ''Camberwell's Streets''. 11 April 1933. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204894525, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | Heated exchanges with other councillors were not uncommon. These arguments were widely-reported and occured primarily in the mid-1930s, during a time when Camberwell Council was in the midst of reform and subject to intense public criticism of its administrative operation and financial efficiency.<ref>The Age. ''Camberwell Municipal Affairs - Mayor and Councillor Clash''. 24 July 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205538920, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref><ref>The Argus. ''Camberwell Economies''. 22 May 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10939185, accessed: 12 November 1934</ref><ref>The Age. ''Camberwell's Streets''. 11 April 1933. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204894525, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | ||
Crawford ran for re-election in 1934 but lost on a recount by two votes, being succeeded by [[David Walker Watson|David Watson]]. It was the first recount to take place at a local election in the City of Camberwell for 14 years.<ref>The Argus. ''Election Recount - No Change at Camberwell''. 8 September 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10975345, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
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