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The Lyons government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. It was made up of members of the United Australia Party in the Australian Parliament from Jan
Joseph Lyons studio portrait
Poster promoting the return of the Lyons government at the 1937 federal election; Lyons became the first Australian prime minister to win three elections
Joseph Lyons with his politically active wife Enid Lyons.
UAP Minister and veteran World War I Prime Minister Billy Hughes (left) with Richard Casey and John Lavarack c. 1933. Hughes opposed the policy of "appeasement" favoured by the Western powers and warned of an Australia ill-prepared for the coming war.
Earle Page
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Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page was an Australian politician and surgeon who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Australia from 7 to 26 April 1939, in a caretaker capacity following the death of Jos
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…Faith of Australia" by Charles Ulm. Following this election, having suffered an eight-seat swing, Lyons was forced to take the Country Party, led by Earle Page, into his government in a full-fledged Coalition. Page became Minister for Commerce. At 23 October 1937 Election, the Coalition was returned to office…
Official portrait c. 1939
Page in about 1920
Page in 1924 as acting prime minister signing the first cabinet document prepared in Canberra
Page in 1929