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The Australian Party was a political party founded and led by former Australian prime minister Billy Hughes after his expulsion from the Nationalist Party. The party was formed in 1929, and at its pea
Cover page of the party's 1930 manifesto
Arthur O'Keefe, secretary of the Australian Party, at the party's office in Sydney.
Billy Hughes
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William Morris Hughes was an Australian politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923. He led the nation during World War I, and his influence on national politics
Australian Party
…The Australian Party was a political party founded and led by former Australian prime minister Billy Hughes after his expulsion from the Nationalist Party. The party was formed in 1929, and at its peak had five members of federal parliament. It was merged…
Hughes in 1919
An unbreeched Hughes at about the age of four
Hughes in his Royal Fusiliers uniform, c. 1880
Hughes in 1895 (age 33)