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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Modest, middle-aged James Henry Scullin, the new Laborite Prime Minister of Australia, moved out last week from his home in Melbourne to Canberra, the Kangaroo Continent's flat and dusty capital. Scorning what he termed "unnecessary expenditure," Mr. Scullin refused to occupy the official Prime Minister's residence, just vacated by his reactionary Nationalist predecessor Stanley Melbourne

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: In Steps Scullin | 11/4/1929 | See Source »

...forced by canny, wrinkle-eyed ex-Premier William Morris ("Billy") Hughes to issue a call for a general election on the issue of abolishing Federal arbitration of trades union disputes (TIME, Sept. 23). The duty of the state to apply compulsory arbitration is one of the cornerstones of Australia's labor policy. Opposition members rose in Parliament, gleefully shouted "This is your swan song, Bruce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Bruce's Swan Song | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...opposition members gravely I-told-you-soed, for Premier Bruce not only went down to defeat, but carried the entire Nationalist party with him. Late returns gave the Nationalists only 15 seats in the new Parliament to 46 for Labor. Chosen to succeed Stanley Bruce as Prime Minister of Australia was a sober middle-aged journalist and laborite, James Henry Scullin. As news of a Labor victory was broad cast, newsgatherers collected at the home of Australia's previous Labor Premier, Edward Theodore, likely candidate for the post of National Treasurer in the new Cabinet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Bruce's Swan Song | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

Another Australian, by adoption, is Sir Douglas Mawson. In his native Yorkshire fashion he is as handsome as Commander Byrd in his Virginia fashion. Sir Douglas knows the Antarctic better than does Sir Hubert or Commander Byrd. In 1907, when he was a scientific lecturer at Adelaide University, Australia, he was assigned to the staff of the late Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. He ascended Mt. Erebus and journeyed to the South Magnetic Pole. In 1911-14 he led the Australasian Antarctic expedition. Last week he was at Capetown, South Africa, ready to depart with the Discovery, stout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Antarctic Rush | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...Douglas may, however, be too tardy. Quietly the Norwegians have sent ships to forestall him. If they can plant their Norwegian flag on hitherto unclaimed coastal land they may avoid paying Australia or Great Britain taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Antarctic Rush | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

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