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    The Menzies government (1949–1966) refers to the second period of federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies. It was...
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  • during the post-war boom period of the Menzies government (194966) and Menzies fulfilled his promises at the 1949 election to end rationing of butter,...
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  • Australia: Menzies Government (194966), several Australian ministries under Sir Robert Menzies Fourth Menzies Ministry, the Australian government under Robert...
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  • Anthony, senior: MHR for Richmond 1937–57; minister in the Menzies Government 1941, 1949–56 Doug Anthony: MHR for Richmond 1957–84; Deputy Prime Minister...
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    Kate (née Sampson) and James Menzies; he had two elder brothers, an elder sister Isabel, and a younger brother. Menzies was the first Australian prime...
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    his place as Menzies' heir apparent. Holt became prime minister in January 1966, elected unopposed as Liberal leader following Menzies' retirement. He...
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  • Page, (1939) Robert Menzies, (1939–1941) Arthur Fadden, (1941) John Curtin, (1941–1945) Lord Casey follows with 4: Robert Menzies, (1965–1966) Harold...
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    record 25 years as a government minister. The Liberal-Country Coalition returned to power in 1949, initially under Robert Menzies and then under Harold...
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    throughout the Eastern Bloc.[citation needed] The chief of MI6, Stewart Menzies, was not enthusiastic about the paramilitary operation but saw it as a...
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    same selector. Stuart Macintyre considered Menzies to be Australia's second-best prime minister for his 194966 term, but also the fifth-worst, for his 1939–41...
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    Fadden, who became Treasurer and Menzies unhappily conceded to allow Page back into his ministry. In January 1941, Menzies flew to Britain to discuss the...
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    election. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition government, led by Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, won an increased majority over the opposition Labor...
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  • 1941 the Coalition collectively decided that Fadden and Menzies should swap positions, with Menzies becoming Minister for Defence Co-ordination and Fadden...
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    Richard Casey, Baron Casey (category Ministers in the Churchill wartime government, 1940–1945)
    re-entered parliament at the 1949 election. Casey was reappointed to cabinet shortly after, again serving under Robert Menzies. He held various national...
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    The Forgotten People (category Robert Menzies)
    defines and exalts Australia's middle class, which Menzies termed "the forgotten people". Menzies used the speech to outline the values and constituency...
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  • (which formed the first government in 1901), the Nationalist Party and the United Australia Party (which was led by Robert Menzies prior to him founding...
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    its dominions. Menzies called for "all-out war", increasing federal powers and introducing conscription. Menzies' minority government came to rely on...
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    Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the 1949 election, Labor was defeated by Menzies' new Liberal Party. At this election, Evatt faced war...
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    Holt's victory was also larger than any of Menzies' eight victories, and resulted in the largest majority government in Australian history at the time. It...
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  • and the election of Robert Menzies as his successor. However, Page gave up the leadership rather than serve under Menzies. The coalition was re-formed...
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