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Menzies Events Vice President, Young NationalistsPresident of the Young NationalistsDeputy Premier, Attorney-General and MinisterPolitician, barrister and public speakerEnters Federal Parliament; Attorney-GeneralDeputy Leader of the UAPAppears in two Privy Council cases in UKAppointed to Privy Council, UK"Pig Iron Bob"Prime Minister: Declaration of war speech
Australian Events First Australian appointed Governor-GeneralLyons forms United Australia Party; wins governmentSydney Harbour Bridge completedWA votes to secedeAustralia-UK air mail service beginsBritain rules against WA secessionTelegraph links Tasmania and mainlandInfantile paralysis epidemicQantas begins air service to EuropeAustralia at War with Germany
World Events Australia/UK telephone link opensGreat depression at its worstWorld unemploy-ment 30 millionGermany leaves the League of NationsHitler becomes Fuehrer of GermanyEnd of Chinese Communists Long MarchKing Edward VIII abdicatesJapan invades ChinaBiro brothers patent ball-point penWorld War II begins
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