Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the Australian Capital Territory, and the South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands, Monaro and the South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. Erected in 1948, the archdiocese is directly subject to the Holy See.
St Christopher's Cathedral, Canberra
Official residence of the Archbishop. Plinth of Foundation Stone in foreground.
Foundation stone
Sacred Heart Church in Temora
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966. He held office as the leader of the United Australia Party (UAP) in his first term, and subsequently as the inaugural leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, which he was responsible for establishing and defining in policy and political outreach. He is the longest-serving prime minister in Australian history.
Menzies in the 1950s
Article in Melbourne Punch detailing Menzies's feat of topping the state school examinations at the age of 13
Declaration of War Broadcast, September 1939
Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, with his British counterpart, Winston Churchill, London 1941