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	! International Angler
		With his 190 foot schooner "The Fisherman", Grey was among the first to explore sport fishing in Mexico, Central and South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.
		In fact, the idea for the International Game Fish Association came out of meetings in Australia between Firth and key members of a 1939 expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, Dr. William Gregory, a marine scientist of international standing, and Michael Lerner, an expert angler and amateur naturalist.
		He is Past President and Life Member of both the Game Fishing Association of Australia and the Game Fishing Club of South Australia, Founding Chairman of the South Australian Recreational Fishing Advisory Council, and Governor of the Pacific Gamefish Research Foundation.
	www.igfa.org /hall.asp

	Victorian Ministries, 1855 - Current - Parliament of Victoria
		United Australia Party secretary and whip 1940, deputy leader 1940, leader 1940-1945, leader Liberals 1945-1949 and Liberal Country Party 1949-1951, opposition leader 1940-1942,1950-1951; expelled Liberal Country Party Sept 1952; formed Electoral Reform League (Vic.
		Minister of Education, of Labour and Deputy Premier Sept 1943-Oct 1945, Premier and Treasurer Nov 1947-June 1950, Minister of Lands, of Water Supply and of Soldier Settlement Dec 1948, Minister of Transport and of Electrical Undertakings Nov-Dec 1949, Premier, Treasurer and Attorney-General Oct 1952.
		United Australia Party; Liberal Party; Liberal Country Party
	www.parliament.vic.gov.au /history/premier_details.cfm?pid=54 (212 words)

	Victorian Ministries, 1855 - Current - Parliament of Victoria
		Party Note: Deputy leader 1931-1935; led Country-Liberal group 1936-1937; Independent 1937-1943; rejoined United Australia Party and deputy leader 1943-1945; led breakaway Liberal faction which brought down Dunstan 1945
		Who's Who in Australia 1938-1962; Victoria, 'Parliamentary Debates' 24 Mar 1964, 3315-36; Southern Cross 5 May 1928; Table Talk 17 Jan 1929; Herald 2 Oct 1945; Age 20 Mar 1964; Aust.
		Bar Gazette June 1964; Barbor, E., 'They Went Their Way', Traralgon, 1960; West, K., 'Power in the Liberal Party', Melbourne, 1965; White, K. B., 'A Political Biography of Thomas Tuke Hollway', MA thesis, La Trobe University, 1975.
	www.parliament.vic.gov.au /history/premier_details.cfm?pid=37 (217 words)

	Ian Douglas Hume, b: 1943 - Perth, Western Australia
		Born: 17 DEC 1945 - Perth, Western Australia Died: - Father: William Hopkinson Mother: Vera Lathwell Other Spouses:
		Born: 5 MAY 1945 - Perth, Western Australia Died: - Father: Raymond Freeman Mother: Mary Elizabeth Lathwell Other Spouses: Anthony Nolan
		Born: 5 MAY 1945 - Perth, Western Australia Died: - Father: Raymond Freeman Mother: Mary Elizabeth Lathwell Other Spouses: Robert Boulter
	home.freeuk.net /daverees/gp210.htm (217 words)

	Australian Foreign and Defense Policy in the Wake of the 1999/2000 East Timor Intervention
		This study delves into the history and evolution of Australiàs foreign policy in Southeast Asia, its foreign relations with Indonesia since 1945, the impact of the East Timor issue, the rift in Australian-Indonesian relations, and Australiàs defense capabilities in light of East Timor.
		Australia, Military policy, Foreign relations, 1945-, Timor Timur (Indonesia), Politics - Current Events, Political Science, International Relations - General, Australia, Foreign relations, Military policy, 1945-, Indonesia, Timor Timur (Indonesia)
		The East Timor Issue and Its Impact on Australian-Indonesian Relations
	www.zooscape.com /cgi-bin/maitred/WhitePulp/isbn0833030442 (242 words)

	Australia in World War Two
		War Memorials in Australia Massacres and Atrocities of WW II George Duncan
		Australia's War 1929-1945 Department of Veteran's Affairs Australian Government
		World War II 1939- 1945 Australians at War ABC
	www.trinity.wa.edu.au /plduffyrc/subjects/sose/austhist/ww2 (242 words)

	Project Name mel
		HMAS MELBOURNE was one of six 'Majestic' class aircraft carriers which were laid down in 1943, and was in fact laid as HMS Majestic for the Royal Navy.
		Melbourne sailed from Glasgow for Australia on 11th March, 1956, reaching Sydney within two months, and bringing with her 808, 816 and 817 Squadrons (the first with Sea Venoms and the remaining two with Fairey Gannets).
		In 1947, the Australian government having decided to acquire two aircraft carriers, two of the class,HMS Majestic and HMS Terrible (later HMAS Sydney) were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy.Work resumed on Majestic in 1949 and on 28th October, 1955 she was renamed Melbourne and commissioned in the RAN.
	www.wiley4.net /melb/mel.htm (242 words)

	Australia's wartime Prime Ministers
		Following Curtin’s death on 5 July 1945, the Deputy Prime Minister Frank Forde acted as Prime Minister until the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party elected Ben Chifley as its new leader.
		Chifley was sworn in as Prime Minister on 13 July 1945.
		On 26 April 1939, Robert Menzies was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of Australia, after he had been elected leader of the United Australia Party.
	john.curtin.edu.au /behindthescenes/pms (132 words)

	Lowe5 - aqxg09
		She died 4 Jan 1945 in Mt Lawley Western Australia and was buried Jan 1945 in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia.
		Mavis Amelia GRIFFIN was born 20 Aug 1917 in Maylands, Perth, Western Australia.
		She died 4 Sep 1974 in Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia from Malignant neop;lasm of breast 3 years and was buried 6 Sep 1974 in Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia.
	www.users.bigpond.com /soux/aqxg09.htm (565 words)

	Sigintel History - HMAS Sydney
		It was only after Japan entered the War in December 1941, and Singapore and the Philippines were subsequently overrun, that Allied Sigint personnel and equipment were evacuated to Australia to join the small number of units that were conducting Sigint operations from bases in Melbourne and Darwin.
		Australia had not been engaged in significant Sigint activity before the War, although the RAN had conducted some operations against the Japanese, in concert with the British.
		The purpose of this Submission is to provide the Inquiry with a description of the conduct of signals intelligence (Sigint) at the time of the sinking of HMAS Sydney, and an explanation of the involvement of DSD in the management of Sigint-related records dating from that period.
	www.dsd.gov.au /sigint/hmas_sydney.html (565 words)

	ASAC Australia : Medals
		Governor-General declares change to existing order of precedence [Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No S17 15/01/93] for Australian Service Medal [ASM] 1945-1975 and Civilian Service Medal [CSM] 1939-1945.
		DI, unit citations [both Australian and Foreign] are to be positioned centrally on the left breast with citations dressed per first row of ribbons with medal ribbons centrally positioned 5mm directly above unit citations [Australia having precedence over Foreign].
		Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
	www.asacaustralia.com /medals.htm (565 words)

	Sydney Book Auctions
		HALL, HMAS Melbourne, 1982+ LONEY, J. Atlas History of Australian Shipwrecks, 1982+ GILLETT, R. Australian and New Zealand Warships 1914-1945, 1985+ Lt Com Bob Nicholls, Blue Jackets and Boxers, Australian Naval Expedition to the Boxer Uprising + others.
		A box of 18 volumes including : PRESTON, A. Battleships + Cruisers + Submarines + Strike Craft + Aircraft Carriers+ Great Warships, also HUMBLE, R. Battle Ships and Battle Cruisers,1987, Bromby, German raiders to the South Seas 1914-1917, US Navy 1942-1943, US navy 1945 to Present, Jane's Fighting Ships of WW2 + others.
		A box of 15 various volumes including: COLWELL, Ships and Seafarers in Australian Waters, 1974 + DAW & LIND, HMAS Sydney 1913-1929 + FIRKINS, Of Nautilus and Eagles, History of the Royal Australian Navy+ GILLETT, Warships of Australia+ LIND, Historic Naval Events of Australia Day by day + Lt. Com.
	users.bigpond.net.au /luce/5e.html (565 words)

	WWW-VL History Index
		Australia's Submarine Heritage - Refurbishing the HMAS Ovens [launched 1967]
		An Inaugural Lecture by R. Giblin of the University of Melbourne
		Australia at War, by Peter Dunn [covers a large number of topics]
	vlib.iue.it /history/oceania/Australia/index.html (565 words)

	Federal Court of Australia - information for practitioners
		McIlwraith McEacharn Ltd v Shell Co of Australia Ltd [1945] HCA 11 ; (1945) 70 CLR 175
		Gibbs v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2003] HCA 39 ; (2003) 199 ALR 497
		Admiralty and maritime cases - High Court of Australia
	www.fedcourt.gov.au /how/admiralty_f01b.html (565 words)

	Perfect Strangers Movie review, casts, genre
		USA:25 March 1986, Australia:2 December 1987, France:27 July 1988, UK:15 October 1945, USA:1 November 1945, Sweden:13 May 1946, Finland:25 October 1946, USA:11 March 1950 (New York City, New York), Finland:17 August 1951, Australia:9 October 2003, New Zealand:26 February 2004
		The Man with an Opera House in His Living Room
		Perfect Strangers Movie Review, Pictures And User Comments.:.
	www.moviestation.org /movie/24440/Perfect_Strangers (565 words)

	United Australia Party biography .ms
		The UAP was absorbed into the Liberal Party of Australia at the founding of the latter organization on 31 August 1945 The Liberal Party of Australia went on become the dominant right wing party in Australian politics.
		United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia.
		It was formed in 1932 when Joseph Lyons, a Labor MP, and his supporters crossed the floor to bring down the Scullin Labor Government.
	united-australia-party.biography.ms (95 words)

	Encyclopedia: Liberal Party of Australia
		Since its foundation in 1945 it has been the dominant party of the centre-right in Australia and competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office, both at the federal level and in the Australian states and territories.
		United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia.
		The UAP, led by Menzies, had become politically irrelevant after its defeat in 1943 United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Liberal-Party-of-Australia (95 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - HMAS WHYALLA
		In 1945, HMAS Whyalla was attached to the British Pacific Fleet and formed part of the occupying forces that received the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong.
		In December 1944, she was engaged in minesweeping operations off the southeast coast of Australia.
		In January 1943, HMAS Whyalla became the first RAN warship to participate in the survey of unknown coastal waters of Papua, New Guinea.
	www.maritime.org /hnsa-whyalla.htm (95 words)

	The National Organization of Russian Scouts
		NORS was recognized by the World Organization from 1928 to 1945 as a Scouting organization "in exile."
		Scouting's emergence in the fabled lands of Central Asia and the Caucasus, including the former Soviet republics, Mongolia and Afghanistan, is chronicled in Scouting Along the Silk Road reporting on the progress of Scouting in 8 countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
		Scouting in Russia from the UK Scout Association provides a history of Russian Scouting over the years since the formation of the Russian Federation and the rebirth of Scouting.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /nors.htm (786 words)

	United Australia Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UAP was absorbed into the new Liberal Party of Australia (with Menzies as leader) at the founding of the latter organization on 31 August 1945.
		The UAP was so bereft of leadership that it allowed the Country Party leader Arthur Fadden to become Prime Minister (although the Country Party was the smaller of the two conservative parties), while Robert Menzies remained UAP leader and a minister.
		Billy Hughes led the UAP (in coalition with Fadden, who was Leader of the Opposition) to a massive defeat by Labor in the 1943 Federal election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Australia_Party (971 words)

	Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
		With the capitulation of Japan in 1945 and the decision to send an occupation force to Japan, a Provost Company, the 34 Australian Infantry brigade Group Provost Company (34 Inf Bde Gp Pro Coy) was raised in February 1946.
		This section was increased in strength and became AFV Pro Unit (Australian Force Vietnam Provost Unit), with a maximum strength of 4 Officers and 65 Ors from Australia, with RAAF Service Police, RNZ Provosts (Royal New Zealand Provosts), US Military Police and Regimental Police from various units attached.
		In 1943 with the return to Australia from the Middle East, and a large number of serviceman under sentence, approval was given for a new service to be raised.
	home.mweb.co.za /re/redcap/australia.htm (971 words)

	Hobart, Australia
		Constitution Dock is the hub of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race festivities (first raced in 1945-1946) and is also a venue for the Hobart Summer Festival.
		A city of contrasts, and Australia's smallest and most southerly city, Hobart offers sophisticated nightlife and World Heritage wilderness within a geographically compact area.
		The docklands have always been a Hobart focal point, originally used for trade, and are now the heart of the city's festivals and celebrations.
	worldfacts.us /Australia-Hobart.htm (971 words)

	Australian Navy Ships--HMAS Australia (1928-1955)
		Australia later participated in the Leyte invasion in October 1944 and the landings at Lingayen Gulf in January 1945.
		HMAS Australia was sold for scrapping in January 1955.
		She went to the north Atlantic in mid-1940 and, in September of that year took part in the British Navy attack on Dakar, where she was hit by shells from the French cruisers Georges Leygues and Montcalm.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/austral/aussh-ag/austr2.htm (557 words)

	Remembrance Day
		After the end of World War II in 1945, the Australian and British governments changed the name to Remembrance Day.
		Although Australia had become a nation in 1901, at the outbreak of war in 1914 its loyalties still lay with Britain.
		In October 1997, then Governor-General of Australia, Sir William Deane, issued a proclamation declaring:
	www.acn.net.au /articles/remembrance (1011 words)

	Descendants - Page # 36
		AFT 1945 Sydney, NSW, Australia - Marriage: 1891 Newtown, NSW, Australia
		ABT 1896 - Marriage: 1921 Canterbury, NSW, Australia
		ABT 1900 - Marriage: 1924 Canterbury, NSW, Australia
	www.ancestors-genealogy.com /gburke/d_23.htm (1479 words)

	Fred Wilson
		Fred was discharged from the army on the 26th September 1945 in Perth, Western Australia.
		Fred Wilson, from Western Australia, was a Private in the 2/32 Infantry Battalion.
		He died at home in Albany, Western Australia in 1997.
	www.btinternet.com /~stalag18a/fredwilson.html (173 words)

	Roger Price (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leo Roger Spurway Price (born 26 November 1945), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since December 1984, representing the Division of Chifley, New South Wales.
		He was an account manager with Telecom Australia before entering politics.
		Price was Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister 1991 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 1991–93.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roger_Price_(Australia) (173 words)

	Miscellaneous Threads pt 2
		The HMAS AUSTRALIA, later was attacked and hit again FIVE times by Kamikaze aircraft in 1944-1945 - attaining the uneviable record surviving the most number of Kamikaze strikes on any one ship during the Second World War.
		In March 1944 he assumed command of HMAS Australia and took part in the Hollandia landings and the bombardment of Wakde and Aitape, and the landings at Biak, Noemfoor and Morotai.
		HMAS Australia showing damage incurred from attacks by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft in Lingayen Gulf during the Luzon campaign.
	www.j-aircraft.com /faq/army_misc_pt2.htm (7749 words)

	E-mails regarding Mobile Operating Air Bases in Australia during WW2
		HMS Pioneer ditching aircraft in 1945 somewhere off the Australian coast.
		I read with interest your collection of web sites on aviation in Australia and the western pacific area.
		E-mails regarding Mobile Operating Air Bases in Australia during WW2
	www.st.net.au /~dunn/monab.htm (7749 words)

	Paleontologists - AllAboutDinosaurs.com
		GILMORE, CHARLES W. Charles Whitney Gilmore (1874-1945) was a scientist who studied North American and Asian dinosaurs (including those in the Gobi Desert), and fossil lizards.
		Vickers-Rich has unearthed many important finds in Victoria, Australia, Alaska, USA, and Patagonia, South America.
		In 1986, J. Gauthier looked at over 100 characteristics of birds and dinosaurs and showed that birds belonged to the clade of coelurosaurian dinosaurs.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Paleontologists... (7749 words)

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