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Australian House of Representatives for Casey
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Halverson was educated at
Geelong Road Primary School and
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Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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Speakers of the
Australian House of Representatives
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340:where he topped his year. His first posting was to
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582:"A burly Bob refuses to baulk in battle, and wins"
363:in 1978. Halverson retired from the RAAF in 1981.
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648:"Ex-federal speaker Bob Halverson dies"
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