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Changes included the provision on long-service leave to railway workers, increased eligibility to workers' compensation, alterations to the Shops and
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1652:"SHORT LIFE"
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762:Succeeded by
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67:Please help
62:verification
59:
2858:1957 deaths
2853:1882 births
2797:J. Cain Jr.
2772:J. Cain Sr.
2767:Tunnecliffe
2757:Prendergast
2747:Prendergast
2578:Prendergast
2371:J. M. Allan
2266:Prendergast
2070:Labor Party
2047:Henry Bolte
1949:Member for
1927:Member for
1826:23 December
1478:Henry Bolte
1458:Robert Holt
1359:nationalise
1355:Ben Chifley
1344:upper house
1302:Lower house
1199:World War I
1187:Labor Party
1159:Anglicanism
1127:Labor Party
990:(1927–1957)
982:(1917–1927)
963:John Cain I
888:Labor Party
876:Nationality
797:Preceded by
750:Preceded by
703:Preceded by
692:Bill Galvin
688:Frank Field
639:Preceded by
632:Frank Field
576:Preceded by
569:Bill Galvin
565:Frank Field
517:Preceded by
510:Bill Galvin
459:Henry Bolte
454:Preceded by
443:Bill Galvin
433:Henry Bolte
388:Preceded by
323:Preceded by
316:Frank Field
275:Henry Bolte
258:Preceded by
251:Bill Galvin
183:Elections:
2847:Categories
2161:MacPherson
2136:O'Shanassy
2075:1937–1957
2041:1952–1955
2014:1945–1947
1955:1927–1957
1933:1917–1927
1800:24 January
1757:13 January
1520:References
1486:Townsville
1482:Queensland
1450:Bill Barry
1411:The Herald
1220:and later
1137:Early life
1002:Ministries
924:Profession
919:(grandson)
879:Australian
866:Queensland
862:Townsville
839:1882-01-19
522:Les Norman
371:Lord Dugan
306:Lord Dugan
95:newspapers
2648:Stockdale
2603:Macfarlan
2568:McPherson
2513:O'Loghlen
2468:McCulloch
2433:Mackenzie
2301:Macfarlan
2281:McPherson
2211:Patterson
2191:O'Loghlen
2151:McCulloch
2141:Nicholson
1951:Northcote
1929:Jika Jika
1744:1833-7538
1570:1833-7538
1462:Gippsland
1440:, blamed
1417:The Argus
1242:Deakinite
1233:Northcote
1214:John Cain
1181:(VSP), a
1167:Northcote
1163:Melbourne
1119:John Cain
1025:Elections
988:Northcote
980:Jika Jika
917:John Cain
913:Relatives
907:John Cain
870:Australia
833:John Kane
787:In office
779:Jika Jika
740:In office
732:Northcote
671:In office
601:In office
542:In office
479:In office
420:In office
361:George VI
348:In office
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283:In office
218:In office
158:John Cain
40:John Cain
2782:Stoneham
2777:Shepherd
2737:Trenwith
2653:Napthine
2628:Thompson
2613:McDonald
2443:Lonsdale
2361:Napthine
2356:Baillieu
2331:Cain Jr.
2326:Thompson
2311:McDonald
2296:Cain Sr.
2271:J. Allan
1904:See also
1820:Archived
1794:Archived
1752:70677943
1700:27 March
1694:Archived
1668:27 March
1662:Archived
1636:27 March
1630:Archived
1604:27 March
1578:70677943
1388:Cold War
902:Children
367:Governor
302:Governor
237:Governor
2827:Andrews
2787:Holding
2752:Elmslie
2742:Bromley
2678:O'Brien
2668:Lenders
2643:Sheehan
2608:Hollway
2593:Dunstan
2563:Elmslie
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