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	Clan MENZIES
		In 1487, Sir Robert de Mengues, knight, obtained from the crown, in consequence of the destruction of his mansion-house by fire, a grant of a the whole lands and estates erected into a free barony, under the title of the barony of Menzies.
		Sir Robert Menzies, third baronet, married Mary, eldest daughter of James, first Earl of Bute, the strenuous opponent of the Union with England, the lady’s mother being Agnes, eldest daughter of James VII.’s famous Lord Advocate, Sir George MacKenzie of Rosehaugh, founder of the Advocates’ Library, and the "Bluidy MacKenzie" of Covenanting tradition.
		In November, 1778, Sir Robert Menzies executed an entail of the estates and baronies of Menzies and Rannoch, and at his death without issue in 1786 the title and possessions of the house reverted to his kinsman, John Menzies, grandson of Captain James Menzies of Comrie, second son of the first baronet.
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	Robert Menzies - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Menzies was renowned as a brilliant speaker, both on the floor of Parliament and on the hustings.
		Menzies was born in Jeparit, a small town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, the son of a storekeeper and state Member of Parliament of Scottish descent.
		Menzies was first educated at a one-room school, then later at private schools in Ballarat and Melbourne, before studying law at the University of Melbourne.
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	The World at War
		Robert Menzies was born in Jeparit, Victoria on December 20, 1894 and died May 16, 1978 in Melbourne.
		Robert Menzies was born at Jeparit, Wimmera region in the State of Victoria, Australia, on December 20, 1894.
		Menzies was also able to smear the Labor Party with accusations of harbouring communist spies in their ranks and the ALP split later over this affair which helped the Liberals pull off a dicey election.
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	Robert Menzies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FRS, QC (20 December 1894 – 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving eighteen and a half years.
		Menzies was born in Jeparit, a small town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, the son of a storekeeper and state Member of Parliament.
		Menzies was first educated at a one-room school, then later at private schools in Ballarat and Melbourne, and studied law at the University of Melbourne.
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	Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894 - 1978) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
		By contrast, (Sir) Frederick Shedden, head of the Department of Defence and trusted right-hand man to wartime governments of both colours, wrote privately to Menzies in 1942: 'It was a great experience to be associated with you in the transition to a war footing and the first two years of the war administration.
		Menzies' most bitter enemies seized on this 'sinister' link as the foundation for a grotesque but long-lived allegation that, in league with Brigadier (Sir) Charles Spry, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, he was planning to destroy the industrial unions through the establishment of a police state.
		Menzies' veneration for ancient imperial honours was fired when Queen Elizabeth II appointed him K.T. (1963), and when (Sir) Harold (Baron) Wilson nominated him to succeed Churchill as constable of Dover Castle and warden of the Cinque Ports (1965), ceremonial titles which gave him a uniform and a residence at Walmer Castle.
	www.adb.online.anu.edu.au /biogs/A150416b.htm (5853 words)

	AAS Biographical Memoirs - Robert Gordon Menzies 1894-1978
		Robert Gordon Menzies was born on 20 December 1894 in the country town of Jeparit in the State of Victoria, Australia.
		Sir Leslie Martin, F.R.S., Emeritus Professor of the University of Melbourne, was appointed Chairman(11).
		Sir Frederick White, KBE, FRS, was Chairman of the CSIRO from 1959 to 1970.
	www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/aasmemoirs/menzies.htm (14161 words)

	Hero - Sir Robert Menzies , Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister
		Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was and in fact still holds the title of Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister, being for a period of 17 years.
		Robert Gordon Menzies was elected to the position of Prime Minister on the 26th April 1939 on the death of the then Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, this was of course just prior to the commencement of the Second World War.
		Menzies then became well known for numerous sayings such as "populate or perish" when referring to the need for Australia to populate the country in order to expand and be competitive internationally.
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	Sir Robert Gordon Menzies - FREE Sir Robert Gordon Menzies Biography \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		A barrister, Menzies was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1934 and was attorney general (1935-39) in Joseph A. Lyon's government.
		archaic provincialism of Menzies and the backwardness and...
		The appointment of Lieutenant-General Squires the role of MajorGeneral Sir Carl Jess in the conflict between the military board and the government.
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	Robert Menzies
		Menzies was renowned as a brilliant speaker, both on the floor of Parliament and on the hustings; his speech "The forgotten people" being an example of his oratory skills.
		Robert Gordon Menzies was born to James Menzies and Kate Menzies (nee Sampson) in Jeparit, a small town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, on 20 December 1894.
		Menzies was first educated at a one-room school, then later at private schools in Ballarat and Melbourne, and read law at the University of Melbourne.
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	Robert Menzies
		Robert Gordon Menzies was born in Jeparit, Victoria on December 20, 1894 into a political family.
		Menzies returned to his law practice, and by 1943 saw a chance to regain control and rebuild the now-factionalised U.A.P. The formation of the Liberal Party was announced in Parliament in 1945.
		Menzies was the first prime minister to use the new medium in his campaigning, making the most of his skilfully modulated and persuasive voice, his superb acting ability and precise timing.
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	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Castle Menzies
		The Clan Menzies were originally of Norman origins and Sir Robert de Menzies rose within the ranks of the court of King Alexander II, becoming chamberlain in 1249.
		Although Sir Robert Menzies of Menzies, the clan chief, was loyal to King George II and refused to take an active part in the 1745 Jacobite Uprising, he provided hospitality to Bonnie Prince Charlie who stayed in Castle Menzies for two nights.
		The last of the Menzies family line died in 1918 (though in 1957 the Lyon Court was petitioned by Ronald Steuart Menzies (a branch of the Culdares family of Menzies) and he was awarded the name and arms of Menzies of that Ilk (clan chief).
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	Prime Minister - Sir Robert Menzies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Robert Gordon Menzies was born at Jeparit in north-western Victoria, on 20 December 1894.
		Menzies was appointed acting Premier of Victoria for three months in early 1934 when the Premier, Stanley Argyle, was ill. He represented Victoria at the 1934 Premiers' Conference, greatly impressing Lyons and the other UAP leaders with his easy manner and obvious intelligence.
		Menzies tried to explain the government's position by stressing that the issue was not whether the strikers were right or wrong in their views, but that only a duly elected government could determine policy.
	www.gavmag.com /austpm/pm_menzies.htm (3725 words)

	Past Lecture 1995
		Sir Zelman was associated with the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation, the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust in the UK, and he gave the very first Menzies Lecture in Britain at the Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies in 1988.
		Menzies was not yet back in office when India posed for the Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers in 1949 the question whether it might maintain membership of the Commonwealth as a republic.
		Menzies, who was returned to office in that year, decided to go along with the new Commonwealth in terms of the 1949 settlement, and what was agreed for India and for King George VI was in due time accepted for Queen Elizabeth.
	www.menzieslecture.org /1995.html (6765 words)

	Prime Minister - Sir Robert Menzies
		Robert Gordon Menzies was born at Jeparit in north-western Victoria, on 20 December 1894.
		Menzies was appointed acting Premier of Victoria for three months in early 1934 when the Premier, Stanley Argyle, was ill. He represented Victoria at the 1934 Premiers' Conference, greatly impressing Lyons and the other UAP leaders with his easy manner and obvious intelligence.
		Menzies tried to explain the government's position by stressing that the issue was not whether the strikers were right or wrong in their views, but that only a duly elected government could determine policy.
	gavmag.com /austpm/pm_menzies.htm (3725 words)

	menzies.htm
		Robert Gordon Menzies is Australia's longest serving prime minister, keepingthe top job for seventeen years.
		Menzies directed his party to concentrate on the needs and opinions of the middle-class - the so-called 'backbone of the nation'.
		Menzies held a referendum, hoping Australians would vote to ban the communist party.
	www.abc.net.au /schoolstv/australians/menzies.htm (592 words)

	History of the Menzies Clan
		Sir Robert de Menzies rose within the ranks of the court of King Alexander II, becoming chamberlain in 1249.
		Major Duncan Menzies of Fornock led the charge which broke the line of the government troops at the battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 (though there were also many Menzies on the opposing side).
		In more recent times, a Menzies family established a chain of bookstalls in Edinburgh in the 1860s, which grew to be one of the leading newspaper and stationery chains in the country.
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	Sir Robert Menzies. People of the Liberal Party of Australia. Liberals.Net: Liberal Party of Australia
		Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was born on 20 December 1894 in Jeparit, Victoria, into a political family.
		Menzies closest call came in 1961 after a credit squeeze, when his Government was returned with the slimmest majority of one seat.
		Menzies is often thought to have been too much larger than life, and the Party suffered a "Messiah" complex for the next three decades, whereby figures such as John Elliott, Bromwyn Bishop were elevated to "saviour" status.
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	Robert Menzies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rt Hon Robert Menzies Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 – 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia serving eighteen and a half years.
		Menzies graduated in law from Melbourne in 1916 and was called to the Bar in 1918.
		The younger Menzies On 26 April 1939, following a period during which the Country Party leader, Sir Earle Page, was caretaker Prime Minister, Menzies was elected Leader of the UAP and was sworn in as Prime Minister.
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	History of Clan Menzies
		Sir Robert received grants of lands in Glen Lyon and Athol (in Perthshire, Scotland) reinforced by a grant to his son, Alexander, of Aberfeldy (in Strathspey) in 1296.
		His son, Sir Robert, was a companion in arms to Robert the Bruce and was rewarded with lands in Glendochart, Finlarig, Glenorchy, and Durisdeer.
		The Menzies Baronetcy became extinct on the death of Sir Neil Menzies of Menzies, 8th Baronet in 1910.
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	Robert Gordon Menzies
		Robert Gordon Menzies was Prime Minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949.
		Menzies was admitted it the Bar in 1918 and his skills as an orator gained him a reputation as a brilliant barrister.
		Menzies rapid rise, the controversy surrounding his appointment as Prime Minister, his autocratic style and the unpopular wartime measures led to continuing dissatisfaction with his leadership within the United Australia Party, culminating in his resignation as leader in 1941.
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	Robert Menzies - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (1894-1978), Australian political leader, who served the longest continuous term as prime minister.
		Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth Prime Minister of Australia.
		SIR ROBERT MENZIES (1894 - 1977) Robert Gordon Menzies is Australia's longest serving prime minister, keepingthe top job for seventeen years.
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	MyClan.com : Clan Menzies : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sir Robert received grants of lands in Glen Lyon and Atholl, reinforced by a grant to his son, Alexander, of Aberfeldy in Strathtay, in 1296.
		At the end of the eighteenth century, the Menzies name gained momentary prominence when James Menzies, a merchant in Weem, was one of the leaders of a protest by thousands of men and women against the Militia Ballot Act, passed in fear of a French invation in the wake of the Revolution of 1789.
		The Menzies baronetcy became extinct on the death of Sir Neil Menzies of Menzies, eighth Baronet, in 1910.
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	Civics \| Sir Robert Menzies (1894â“1978)
		Robert Menzies was born in Jeparit, in country Victoria, in a room behind his father's grocery store.
		In 1928 Menzies was elected to the Victorian parliament.
		Menzies’ period as prime minister paralleled unprecedented international events, such as the Cold War and a prolonged economic boom, both of which had implications for his governments.
	www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au /cce/default.asp?id=15267 (736 words)

	The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Media Centre
		Tonight we honour Sir Robert's great contribution, as the man who did more than anybody else to define the contours of modern Australian Liberalism with its conservative and classical liberal traditions, and nurtured it into a modern, successful political movement.
		Sir Robert realised, long before Curtin's famous speech, that our relationship with the United States was critical, particularly if Japan took action in the Pacific in World War II.
		I am confident that Sir Robert would have approved of this maxim as he was, by all accounts, a model of civility in public life.
	www.dest.gov.au /Ministers/Media/Bishop/2006/11/B001061106.asp (3177 words)

	Past Lecture 1985
		As the Chairman mentioned, this is the twentieth anniversary of Sir Robert's resignation from the Parliament as Prime Minister and as Leader of the Liberal Party.
		Sir Robert said that it was a matter of tremendous pride with him that his government had upheld the highest standards of public life.
		These comments showed some of Robert Menzies most admirable qualities: his strong sense of public duty and public service, and his belief that good government had to be based on a respect for other people and their right to get on with their lives and pursue the things that were important to them.
	www.menzieslecture.org /1985.html (7212 words)

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