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Sir Edmund Barton
Sir Edmund Barton 1849-1920, Australian jurist and statesman. He was a leader in the movement for Australian federation, and became the first prime minister of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. He was knighted in 1902 and the next year was appointed justice of the High Court.... Read more |
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Melbourne
Melbourne city (1991 pop. 2,761,995), capital of Victoria, SE Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River. Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, is a rail and air hub and financial and commercial center. Wool and raw and processed agricultural goods are exported. The city... Read more |
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CitFed Bancorp Inc
CitFed Bancorp, Inc. One Citizens Federal CenterDayton, Ohio 46402U.S.A.(513) 223-4234Fax: (513) 223-4238 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1991Employees: 602Total Assets: $2.1 billion (1995)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 6035 Savings Institutions Federal Charter CitFed Bancorp, Inc., is the... Read more |
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Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin , 1856-1919, Australian political leader. He held office in various ministries and aided in the fight for federation of the Australian states. He accomplished a great deal in social legislation, irrigation, defense, and preferential tariffs. At first attorney general of Australia... Read more |
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Security Council
SECURITY COUNCIL The April 1991 law creating the office of president of the Russian Federation also created a Security Council, succeeding the security council created by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in November 1990 and presumably modeled after the National Security Council in the United... Read more |
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William Morris Hughes
William Morris Hughes 1862-1952, Australian statesman, b. England. He emigrated in 1884 and after a varied career entered the New South Wales legislature (1894) and, with confederation, the first federal Parliament (1901). In 1904 he became minister for external affairs in the first Labour... Read more |
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James Henry Scullin
James Henry Scullin James Henry Scullin (1876-1953) was an Australian politician and the first native-born Labour prime minister of Australia. James Scullin was born the son of a railway worker near Ballarat, Victoria. He was brought up a Roman Catholic and formally educated only at primary... Read more |
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Sir Henry Parkes
Sir Henry Parkes 1815-96, Australian political leader, b. England. He emigrated to Australia in 1839 and later founded a newspaper, the Empire, to advocate responsible government and an end to the transporting of criminals to Australia. He served (1854-61) in the legislative council and then in... Read more |
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Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa , 1912-66, Nigerian political leader. He was born Mallam Abubakar. After studying to become a teacher, he held a series of posts in education and then became a member of the Northern Region house of assembly in 1947. Later (1951), he was elected to the federal house... Read more |
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Fed: Australian prime ministers since Federation
...01-2001 Fed: Australian prime ministers since Federation SYDNEY, Dec...Australian prime ministers since Federation...Labor Source: ... |
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Fed: Federation celebrations not just a politician s bash: PM
...09-2001 Fed: Federation celebrations...politicians, Prime Minister John Howard...that the Australian Federation...success of Australian democracy...100 years since the firstAustralian...the ... |
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Fed: Australian muslims critical of government stance
...05-2009 Fed: Australian muslims critical...Jan 5 AAP - Australian Muslims have...operation since the 2006 war in Lebanon. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd...reporters. The Australian Federation of ... |
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FED: Arab Australians protest Israeli bombings in Gaza
...29-2008 FED: Arab Australians protest Israeli...Angry Arab Australians faced riot...chastised Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard...our own (Australian) government...000 more since Saturday...Australia. The ... |
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Fed: Prime Minister John Howard's column
...02-2007 Fed: Prime Minister John Howard...in Paris. Ministers and officials...population. Australian businesses...billion to the Australian economy...APEC region since 1989 has grown...not just for ... |
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Fed: What Australian papers say Friday, June 8, 2001
...08-2001 Fed: What Australian...policy, The Australian says in it...results, since the economy...bottomline," The Australian says. "If...thanplanned. The prime minister has set up...applies to other ... |
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Fed: Federation birthday bash today
...01-2001 Fed: Federation birthday...new year, Australians will get...federation. Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD...territory chief ministers will followin...inviteall Australians to take ... |
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Fed: Parade of challenges to feature in Federation celebrations
...16-2000 Fed: Parade...feature in Federation celebrations...centenary of its federation. Former prime minister GOUGH WHITLAM...on for the Australian people...the first since the Bicentenary...profile ... |
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Fed: More nursing homes to close, says nurses federation
...06-2000 Fed: More nursing...says nurses federation CANBERRA...tonight. Australian Nursing Federation spokeswoman...Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Bishop...administration." Prime Minister John Howard...diligence ... |
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Fed: Politicians duty is to serve all Australians, says G G
...09-2001 Fed: Politicians...serve all Australians and pursue...1901. "Since May 9, 1901...said the Australian people expected...generations of Australians to put the...William joined Prime Minister John ... |
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