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3 unusual facts about Earle Page


Arthur Fadden

When Archie Cameron resigned suddenly as Country Party leader in 1940, there was a deadlock between Earle Page and John McEwen in the ballot to select a new leader, and Fadden was chosen as a compromise candidate.

Page Ministry

Rt Hon Sir Earle Page, GCMG MP: Prime Minister, Minister for Commerce (CP)

Percy Stewart

He was one of five original members of the VFU in the House of Representatives and took a large part in negotiating the formation of the BrucePage coalition government in late 1922, and he became Minister for Works and Railways in the resulting ministry.



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