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Robert Menzies spends his childhood in Jeparit where:
The family photo
(right) was taken on the bank of the Wimmera
River at the back of the township of Jeparit (from left): Miss
Annie Drendel (helper to Mrs Menzies), brother Les, father James Menzies,
brother Frank, Robert, mother Kate and sister Isobel. |
 James Menzies with (from left) sons Les, Frank & Robert, wife Kate and daughter Isobel. Miss Annie Drendel is seated at left 19 |
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March 22 to April 23: The second Federal Convention meets in Adelaide
to begin drawing up a constitution. Delegates come from all colonies except
Queensland and are mostly experienced politicians from professional or
commercial backgrounds. May - September:
The Constitution Bill is debated in the various colonial houses of parliament. September 2-24:
The Federal Convention meets again in Sydney. The Macquarie Book of Events, 1983 p 342 |
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Ross identifies the cause of malaria. Diamond Jubilee
of Queen Victoria: Celebrations provided an opportunity for the people
to display the extent of her popularity. The first comic
strip appears in the USA (by Rudolph Dirks). McCreary patents
air-washer to purify air in buildings: the beginning of air-conditioning. |
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