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1910 to 1919
Menzies Events Scholarship to Wesley College, Melbourne”..pathetically weak at mathematics"Wins State Scholarship to UniversityBegins Law Degree, University of MelbourneMember of Melbourne University RiflesElected as 1916 Editor of Melbourne University MagazinePresident of SRC: Graduates in Law Serves Articles clerkshipAdmitted to Victorian Bar and High CourtEstablishes law practice
Australian Events First Common-wealth bank notes issuedTransfer of NT and ACT to Common-wealthMaternity allowances introducedFederal capital named CanberraAustralia joins Britain in war effortGallipoliFirst Conscription Referendum defeatedNationalist Party formed60,000 Australians killed in action during WWIRoss and Keith Smith fly from UK to Australia
World Events Halley's Comet appearsRevolution in ChinaTitanic sinks on maiden voyageSuffragettes demonstrate in LondonBritain declares war on GermanyItaly enters war on Allied sideBattle of the Somme in FranceUSA declares war on GermanyEnd of World War ITreaty of Versailles
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