[4] 'Squatting' is a historical Australian term that referred to someone occupying a large tract of Crown land to graze livestock.
Thomas McIlwraith led a more formal Conservative Party, starting 1879.
[2] From 1890 until 1899, the Continuous Ministry was combined out of a merger of Samuel Griffith's Liberals and the Conservatives, forming the humorously titled Griffilwraith.
Robert Philp took over leadership of the Conservatives when the Continuous Ministry came to an end, operating as Ministerialists at elections.
[6] In 1908, the Conservatives lost 7 seats at the election, leading to Philp's resignation days later.