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170-551: A bill to ban the Communist Party of Australia in 1950. He expected Chifley to reject it and give him an excuse to call a double dissolution election. Menzies apparently hoped to repeat his "soft-on-Communism" theme to win a majority in both chambers. However, Chifley let the bill pass after a redraft (it was ultimately thrown out by the High Court). However, when Chifley rejected Menzies' Commonwealth Banking Bill
255-526: A blacksmith, was born in Bathurst to Irish immigrants from County Tipperary , while his mother was born in County Fermanagh , in present-day Northern Ireland . At the age of five, Chifley was sent to live with his widowed grandfather, Patrick Chifley I, who had a small farm at Limekilns, New South Wales , while his aunt, Mary Bridget Chifley, kept house for them. Chifley began his education at
340-807: A campaign that focused on the Bruce government 's unpopular labour policies. He accused the government of endangering the White Australia policy by allowing Southern European migrant workers into the country, claiming it had "allowed so many dagoes and aliens in Australia that today they are all over the country taking work which rightly belongs to all Australians". The Labor Party recorded a 6.2-point swing in Macquarie, with Chifley becoming one of three candidates in New South Wales to win seats from
425-451: A divisional delegate to state and federal conferences. He developed a reputation for compromise, maintaining good relations with both the railway management and the more militant sections of the union. However, Chifley was one of the local leaders of the 1917 Australian general strike , and as a result was dismissed from the railway. He and most of the other strikers were eventually reinstated, but lost seniority and related privileges; Chifley
510-898: A fee. The library was located in the School of Art until December 2023, when it was relocated to the Chifley Library building. The Chifley Library (named after Prime Minister Ben Chifley ) contains the main ANU social sciences and humanities collections relating to Australia, Europe and the Americas, as well as the Reserve Area for the social sciences and humanities. Principal subject areas covered include economics, education, fine art, history, languages, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, religion, sociology, women's studies and official documents. On 25 February 2018 all of
595-780: A few months later, Menzies called a double dissolution election for April 1951 . Although Chifley managed to lead Labor to a five-seat swing in the House, Labor lost six seats in the Senate, giving the Coalition control of both chambers. A few weeks later on 13 June 1951, Chifley suffered a heart attack in his room at the Hotel Kurrajong in Canberra . Chifley at first made light of the sudden chest pains and attempted to dissuade his secretary and confidante, Phyllis Donnelly, who
680-559: A fine Australian. You will all agree that in the circumstances the festivities should end. It doesn't matter about party politics on an occasion such as this. Oddly enough, in Parliament we get on very well. We sometimes find we have the warmest friendships among people whose politics are not ours. Mr Chifley served this country magnificently for years. Chifley was buried at the Bathurst cemetery on 18 June 1951. Chifley married Elizabeth McKenzie (known as "Lizzie") on 6 June 1914. She
765-775: A lecturer and instructor at the Bathurst Railway Institute. Chifley drove both goods trains and passenger trains. He was based in Bathurst and worked on the Main Western railway , except for a few months in 1914 when he drove on the Main Southern railway and worked out of Harden, New South Wales . Chifley became involved with the labour movement as a member of the Locomotive Enginemen's Association. He never held executive office, preferring to work as an organiser , but did serve as
850-615: A long-running extramarital affair with his private secretary Phyllis Donnelly. Day believed that their relationship began shortly after Chifley was elected in parliament in 1928, and continued more or less uninterrupted until his death in 1951; she was present in his room at the Hotel Kurrajong when he suffered his final heart attack. She stayed at the same hotel, and they were known to spend their free time with each other while in Canberra. She also accompanied him on many of his travels. According to Frank Slavin, Chifley's campaign manager at
935-537: A member of the Labor Party. At the 1931 election , Chifley suffered a negative swing of 16.2 points in Macquarie, losing his seat to John Lawson , the UAP candidate, by just 456 votes on the final count. The Labor Party was reduced to 14 seats out of 75 in the House of Representatives, with five other ministers (including Treasurer Ted Theodore ) and future prime minister John Curtin also losing their seats. During
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#17327799812971020-512: A mid-term Labor government in 1941 following the collapse of the first Menzies government . Although deputy Labor leader Frank Forde was nominally the deputy in the government, Chifley became the minister Curtin most relied on, controlling most domestic policy while Curtin was preoccupied with the Second World War . Of highest importance was war funding, followed by the strong desire to control inflation. In February 1942, he announced
1105-547: A national health service, the Chifley government was successful in making arrangements with the states to upgrade the quality and availability of hospital treatment. The Mental Institutions Benefits Act 1948 marked the entry of the Commonwealth into mental health funding, where, in return for free treatment, the states were paid a benefit equal to the charges upon the relatives of mental hospital patients. The achievements of
1190-837: A partially dependent spouse; and wives legally separated or likely to be permanently living apart from their husbands became eligible for benefit. Ben Chifley's Government oversaw the creation of the Commonwealth Employment Service , the introduction of federal funds to the States for public housing construction and the Acoustic Laboratories Act 1948, which established the Commonwealth Acoustic Laboratories to undertake scientific investigations into hearing loss . Although it failed in its attempts to establish
1275-472: A senior public servant in the Department of Munitions . Chifley was re-elected to parliament later that year, on his third attempt since 1931. He was appointed Treasurer in the new Curtin government in 1941, as one of the few Labor MPs with previous ministerial experience. The following year Chifley was additionally made Minister for Postwar Reconstruction , making him one of the most powerful members of
1360-609: A separate Australian citizenship in 1948 and the founding of ASIO . Science and education was also expanded, with a reorganisation and enlargement of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), alongside passing the Australian National University Act which provided post-graduate facilities in Australia and augmented the supply of staff for universities. Tertiary education extensively benefitted through
1445-468: A subject on which he had become an expert. He submitted a minority report advocating that the private banks be nationalised. After an unsuccessful effort to win back Macquarie at the 1934 Australian federal election , Chifley finally won his seat back at the 1940 Australian federal election on a swing of ten percent. Chifley was appointed Treasurer of Australia when the Labor leader, John Curtin, formed
1530-639: A wide range of legal resources for staff and students. The law collection houses statutes and case law from every Australian jurisdiction and several commonwealth countries. Special emphasis has been given to public and international law in the collection. The collections in the Menzies Library (named after Prime Minister Robert Menzies ) support Asia Pacific studies in the fields of history, anthropology, politics and international relations, literature and language, religion and philosophy. The library's holdings of Asian scholarly materials are considered to be
1615-567: Is available under a 30-year rule (progressing to a 20-year rule by 2021) which means that records up to the mid-1980s can be generally used for research. The collection includes minutes of the ANU Council and other university committees, correspondence files, photographs, plans, and publications such as annual reports and the ANU Reporter. The papers of academic and senior staff of the university and university organisations are also part of
1700-599: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Australian National University Library The Australian National University Library is part of the Australian National University in Canberra , one of the world's major research universities. The Australian National University (ANU) Library has its foundations in the appointment of the first University Librarian, Arthur Leopold Gladstone McDonald (1898–1981) in early 1948 [1] . The importance of
1785-845: Is governed by a collecting policy. The site, and the collection, received considerable public attention after it was featured by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's station, ABC Local Radio 666AM , in early January 2014, including an online story. At this time the archives were stored in the upper levels of the Acton Tunnel which passes under the ANU campus. 35°16′41″S 149°07′12″E / 35.278°S 149.12°E / -35.278; 149.12 Ben Chifley Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1945–1949) Ministries Elections Joseph Benedict Chifley ( / ˈ tʃ ɪ f l i / ; 22 September 1885 – 13 June 1951)
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#17327799812971870-405: Is held in particularly high regard by the Labor Party, with his " light on the hill " speech seen as seminal in both the history of the party and the broader Australian labour movement . Chifley was born at 29 Havannah Street, Bathurst, New South Wales , on 22 September 1885. He was the first of three sons born to Roman Catholic parents: Mary Anne (née Corrigan) and Patrick Chifley II. His father,
1955-505: Is now listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register as " Ben Chifley's House ", and has operated as a house museum since 1973. Chifley and his wife had no children. She suffered a "serious health problem", probably a miscarriage, in about 1915, and later developed chronic back pain that restricted her mobility. The couple lived mostly separate lives, initially because of her husband's work on
2040-459: The 1946 election , which Chifley won with 54 percent of the two-party-preferred vote . It marked the first time that an incumbent full-term federal Labor government was re-elected. In the post-war years, Chifley maintained wartime economic controls, including the highly unpopular petrol rationing. He did this partly to help Britain in its postwar economic difficulties. Upon becoming prime minister, Chifley continued as Treasurer and remained so for
2125-483: The Australian Constitution , the 1946 Social Services referendum , made possible many of the Chifley government's other legislative initiatives in social welfare and social provision and permitted federal legislation over pharmaceutical benefits and medical and dental services. It also authorised federal legislation with respect to pensions, benefits, and allowances. Such as, in the same year as
2210-651: The Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen – in 1920. He appeared as an expert witness before the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in 1924, which subsequently implemented a new federal industrial award for the enginemen. Chifley joined the Australian Labor Party at a young age, and was involved in state and federal election campaigns as an organiser. In 1921, he replaced his father on
2295-467: The Blue Mountains to Penrith , on the outskirts of Sydney; it included industrial, agricultural, and mining districts in virtually equal measure. It was one of the most marginal seats in the country, and had last been won by Labor in 1919. Lacking name recognition, Chifley lost the election to the incumbent Nationalist MP, Arthur Manning . However, he reprised his candidacy in 1928, mounting
2380-845: The Lang Labor faction that controlled the ALP in New South Wales. He was a delegate to the party's annual conference in Sydney in April 1939. After a unity conference in August 1939, the ILP members rejoined the ALP and ended Jack Lang's dominance. Chifley was subsequently elected to the ALP state executive. In 1935 the Lyons government appointed Chifley as a member of the Royal Commission on Banking,
2465-493: The New South Wales Government Railways after leaving school, eventually qualifying as an engine driver . He was prominent in the trade union movement before entering politics, and was also a director of The National Advocate . After several previous unsuccessful candidacies, Chifley was elected to parliament in the 1928 federal election . In 1931, he was appointed Minister for Defence in
2550-576: The Snowy Mountains Scheme , the establishment and nationalisation of Trans Australia Airlines and Qantas respectively, improvements in social services, the creation of the Commonwealth Employment Service, the introduction of federal funds to the States for public housing construction, the establishment of a Universities Commission for the expansion of university education, and free hospital treatment,
2635-527: The 1820s to the early 21st century and include files, photographs, minutes of meetings, some staff and membership records, maps and plans, and publications such as trade journals and union newsletters. Some material may be closed because it is very recent or the owners' permission may be required before it can be used. The collection supports research on topics such as industrial relations, immigration, working women, indigenous employment, architecture, economic history, family history, social history in Australia and
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2720-492: The 1940 election, his wife was aware of the relationship and tolerated it. Day also speculated that Chifley may have had a similar relationship with Phyllis's older sister Nell. He assisted her financially in the 1930s, including buying her a house in Bathurst. Day based his conclusions on interviews conducted with the Donnelly family and other Bathurst residents who had known Chifley. His claims have been disputed by members of
2805-425: The 50th Jubilee of Federation (Chifley was invited but had declined to attend). Menzies was deeply distressed and abandoned his normally impassive demeanour to announce in a halting subdued voice: It is my very sorrowful duty during this celebration tonight to tell you that Mr Chifley has died. I don't want to try to talk about him now because, although we were political opponents, he was a friend of mine and yours, and
2890-719: The Australian Agricultural Company, Burns Philip, CSR Ltd, Dalgety's,Tooth and Company and the Adelaide Steamship Company as well as those of smaller businesses such as pastoral stations. They hold records of federally registered trade unions and their predecessors, and of peak councils such as the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the National Farmers Federation. The records date from
2975-851: The British National Health Service , including a free formulary of essential medicines. This was successfully opposed as unconstitutional in the High Court of Australia by the Australian branches of the British Medical Association , who were the precursors of the Australian Medical Association , in the First Pharmaceutical Benefits case . One of the few successful referendums to modify
3060-474: The Chifley family, and some reviewers of his book felt there was insufficient evidence to conclude that Chifley's relationship with either of the Donnelly sisters was sexual in nature. In 1987 the New South Wales Labor government decided to name the planned new university in Sydney's western suburbs Chifley University. Controversy broke out when, in 1989, a new Liberal government renamed it
3145-583: The Coalition won an additional 48. Labor retained a Senate majority however. Chifley was now aged 64 and in poor health (like Curtin, he was a lifelong smoker), but he refused to retire from politics. Though out of government, having retained a Senate majority, Chifley continued as Labor leader and became Leader of the Opposition . The opposition Senate majority would frequently ensure the passing of Labor amendments, or outright blocking, of Menzies Government legislation. Menzies responded by introducing
3230-540: The Great Depression, with no parliamentary salary and no chance of returning to the railway, Chifley survived on his wife's family's money and his part-ownership of the Bathurst newspaper The National Advocate . In 1938, Chifley and most other Labor supporters in Bathurst joined the Industrial Labor Party (ILP), a breakaway organisation formed by Bob Heffron and dedicated to thwarting
3315-498: The Labor governments of Chifley and Curtin in expanding Australia's social welfare services were brought together under the Social Services Consolidation Act 1947, which consolidated the various social services benefits, liberalised some existing social security provisions, and increased the rates of various benefits. Among the government's other legislative achievements included the establishment of
3400-506: The Labor platform objective of democratic socialism . According to a biographer of Chifley, his government embarked upon greater intervention in "economic and social affairs", with policies directed towards better workplace conditions, full employment, and the "equalisation of wealth, income and opportunity". Chifley was successful in steering the economy into peacetime, and undertook a number of social welfare initiatives, as characterised by fairer pensions and unemployment and sickness benefits,
3485-746: The Pacific, and on particular industries such as agriculture, timber, shipping, mining, brewing, advertising and finance. In addition, the Archives contain the National AIDS Archive Collection, which documents the history of HIV/AIDS education and prevention throughout Australia. The Noel Butlin Archives collection is divided into the following categories: Companies, Organisations including trade unions and professional associations, Personal Papers, National AIDS Archive Collection, Maps, Photographs. The acquisition of material
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3570-628: The Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina National and University Library in Zagreb , Croatia Turin National University Library , Italy See also [ edit ] Academic library National library Society of College, National and University Libraries National Academic Library (Strasbourg) Scientific Library of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Topics referred to by
3655-651: The School of Art and School of Music. It is the principal fine arts library at the ANU, and holds material on visual arts in many formats including books, exhibition catalogues, videos, CD Roms, DVDs, slides (more than 70,000 35mm slides), journals and magazines. The ANU's music collections are also held in this library; material is held in many formats, including performance scores, CDs, LPs, books, collected works, journals and electronic databases. The library also provides free membership to Visual Arts Access & Open School of Music students . ACT schools and incorporated musical groups may borrow orchestral and choral sets for
3740-428: The States were introduced to assist them in expanding their agricultural activities. The establishment of a Coal Industry Tribunal and a Joint Coal Board in 1946 also brought significant gains for miners; and life insurance came to be comprehensively regulated. Among the Chifley government's legislation was the post-war immigration scheme , the establishment of Australian citizenship , the beginning of construction of
3825-535: The University Archives. The acquisition of material is governed by a collecting policy. The Noel Butlin Archives Centre (NBAC) collects business and labour records from Australian companies, trade unions, industry bodies and professional organisations. They are a national organisation interested in material from all states and territories. The NBAC holds the records of large companies such as
3910-535: The aim of controlling a huge accumulation of purchasing power. Following the death of Curtin in July 1945, Forde became prime minister since he was the ALP deputy leader. In the ensuing leadership ballot, Chifley defeated Forde to replace him as prime minister and Curtin as leader of the ALP. Once the war ended in September, normal political life resumed, and Chifley faced Robert Menzies and his new Liberal Party in
3995-657: The banks . This provoked massive opposition from the press, and middle-class opinion turned against Labor. The High Court found Chifley's legislation to be unconstitutional. The government appealed the decision in the Privy Council , but it upheld the High Court's decision. However, Chifley's government did succeed in passing the Banking Act 1945 and the Commonwealth Bank Act 1945 which gave
4080-437: The benefit. Furthermore, from July 1947, funeral benefits could be paid in respect of claimants for Age Pension or Invalid Pension who would have qualified had they lived. Under the Social Services Consolidation Act 1947, an additional benefit became payable in cases where a man with one or more dependent children had a female partner, where he was not receiving benefit for his wife; a partial additional benefit became payable for
4165-565: The board of The National Advocate , a local newspaper that functioned as the mouthpiece of the labour movement. In 1922 and 1924, Chifley unsuccessfully contested Labor preselection for the NSW Electoral district of Bathurst . He was eventually chosen as the Labor candidate for the Division of Macquarie at the 1925 Australian federal election . Macquarie was a large and diverse electorate, covering an area from Bathurst east across
4250-399: The books and other items, including precious and rare works, on the lower level were destroyed or damaged by flooding. The flooding also knocked out the building's electrical, air conditioning and IT systems. Over 100,000 books were destroyed by the flooding, representing up to 10 percent of the ANU's total holdings. The Hancock Library (named after historian William Keith Hancock ) houses
4335-438: The ceremony, but they and their families were eventually reconciled. The McKenzies were relatively wealthy, and Chifley was seen as "marrying into money, or as much money as he could hope to marry into in the context of the relatively class-bound society of Bathurst". After their marriage, Chifley's father-in-law gave the couple a house on Busby Street, Bathurst, which they would occupy for the rest of their respective lives. It
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#17327799812974420-562: The construction of new universities, technical colleges, and 200,000 houses. The amount of reforms undertaken was such that, between 1946 and 1949, the Parliament of Australia passed an at-the-time record 299 Acts of Parliament , which was well beyond the previous record of 113 Acts by the Second Fisher government . Among other measures, the Chifley government passed legislation to establish universal health care modelled on
4505-471: The entirety of his prime ministership. To date, Chifley is the last prime minister to have been his own Treasurer for a period that was not transitionary, as happened in 1972 and 1991 with Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke respectively. Chifley was also the longest-serving Labor Treasurer until this record was broken by Paul Keating in 1991 and Keating, like Chifley, would become prime minister. Feeling secure in an unprecedented position, Chifley looked toward
4590-605: The establishment of the Australian National University and the Commonwealth Education Office. The establishment of the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme to provide ex-servicemen with the opportunity to undertake a university education, with an interim five-year scholarships established to encourage other able students to attend universities. This was alongside annual grants to universities to provide
4675-655: The establishment of the ANU Library in the development of the university was such that McDonald was appointed by the Interim Council before any of the professors [2] . Initially McDonald and several assistants were housed in Ormond College at the University of Melbourne [3] , where they began to form the collection. At the end of 1950 the collection, which had grown to approximately 40, 000 volumes,
4760-603: The expansion of the welfare state , increased the post-war immigration to Australia , and the establishment of the Australian National University , the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and the Snowy Mountains Scheme . Some of the new legislation was successfully challenged in the High Court , and as a result the constitution was amended to give the federal government extended powers over social services. Some of Chifley's more interventionist economic policies were poorly received by Australian business, particularly an attempt to nationalise banks. His government
4845-442: The face of more pressing concerns. There was little appetite for policy development, and Chifley instead concentrated on finding savings in his department that could be redirected to unemployment relief. He opened up unused military camps to the homeless, and also distributed surplus military clothing. Chifley was somewhat reluctant in his support of the Premiers' Plan , but believed there was no better alternative and felt bound by
4930-441: The government control over monetary policy and established the Commonwealth Bank as Australia's national bank. During the 1948 Queensland railway strike , Chifley barred striking workers from being eligible for unemployment benefits. A prolonged and bitter strike in the coal industry began in June 1949 and caused unemployment and hardship. Chifley saw the strike as a move by the Communist Party to challenge Labor's place as
5015-437: The government of James Scullin . He served in cabinet for less than a year before losing his seat at the 1931 federal election , which saw the government suffer an electoral wipeout . After his electoral defeat, Chifley remained involved in politics as a party official, siding with the federal Labor leadership against the Lang Labor faction. He served on a royal commission into the banking system in 1935, and in 1940 became
5100-441: The government's economic response against criticism from two factions within his own party – economic conservatives led by Joseph Lyons and left-wing populists led by Jack Lang . His loyalty paid off in March 1931, when the Labor caucus chose him to fill one of the vacancies in cabinet caused by the resignations of Lyons and James Fenton . Scullin appointed him Minister for Defence, a portfolio that had been disregarded somewhat in
5185-431: The government. At the 1929 election , Chifley was re-elected on a 10.7-point swing as Labor won a landslide victory. James Scullin became the new prime minister, the fourth member of his party to hold the office. As a backbencher with little parliamentary experience, Chifley did not stand for election to the Scullin Ministry , but did join the Public Accounts Committee. As the Great Depression worsened, he defended
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#17327799812975270-528: The government. He became prime minister following Curtin's death in office in 1945, defeating caretaker prime minister Frank Forde in a leadership ballot . At the 1946 Australian federal election , Chifley was re-elected with a slightly reduced majority – the first time that an incumbent Labor government had won re-election. The war had ended a month after he took office, and over the following three years his government embarked on an ambitious program of social reforms and nation-building schemes. These included
5355-552: The local state school, which was known as a "half-time school" due to it being too small to offer daily classes; it shared a single teacher with a neighbouring community. He moved back to his parents' home at the age of 13, following his grandfather's death in January 1899, and attended a Patrician Brothers school for about two years. He was a voracious reader from a young age, and would later supplement his limited formal education by attending classes at night schools or mechanics' institutes . After leaving school, Chifley's first job
5440-426: The most comprehensive among Australian university libraries and are well compared internationally. In addition, the Menzies Library together with the ANU Archives constitute a major resource centre for Pacific studies. ANU rare books and special collections are housed in a closed access collection held in the Rare Book Room in the R. G. Menzies Building. Notable special collections include: The ANU Archives preserves
5525-429: The necessary staff and accommodation for the influx of assisted students and ex-servicemen. In addition, returned soldiers were also provided with a war gratuity and entitlement to special unemployment allowances, loans, vocational training, and preference in employment for seven years. In July 1948, the Dairy Industry Fund was created with the purpose of stabilising returns from exports, and further financial grants to
5610-468: The necessity for a reasonable equality of sacrifice, and capable of managing a wartime economy of complexity and difficulty. Financing the war by increased taxation, loans from the Australian public, and central bank credit, he ensured that the nation did not become burdened with overseas debt, as it had been after First World War . Every budget was accompanied by his strictures on 'vigorous self-denial', labour discipline and restriction of consumer demand with
5695-407: The party of the working class, and he sent in 13,000 army troops to break the strike. Early on in the strike, Chifley and H. V. Evatt froze Miner's Federation funds and "introduced legislation aimed at starving the workers back to work". In 1949 in the House of Representatives , Chifley stated that the Labor Party was a "bulwark against communism", and that the most effective way of weakening
5780-516: The pegging of wages and profits, the introduction of controls on production, trade and consumption to reduce private spending, and the transfer of surplus personal income to savings and war loans. On 15 April 1942, more price controls were introduced. On 23 July, a uniform income tax was attained when the States were defeated in the High Court of Australia . The Australian Dictionary of Biography claims Chifley proved himself to be his country's greatest treasurer – fiscally responsible, able to transmit
5865-423: The principal ANU science collections, in over 900 current serials and over 200,000 monographs. The main subject areas covered include general science, history and philosophy of science, science policy; the mathematical and computing sciences; psychology; biological sciences; environmental science; forestry; geography; geology; and engineering and technology. The Law Library, located in the ANU College of Law provides
5950-440: The principle of cabinet solidarity . His endorsement of the plan, which required cuts to wages and pensions, was received poorly in his own constituency. Many in the local labour movement defected to Lang Labor , which opposed the plan, and his own union expelled him in August 1931. Joseph Lyons reportedly offered Chifley the treasurership as an inducement to join the new United Australia Party (UAP); Chifley declined and remained
6035-553: The railways and later because of his political career. She rarely travelled outside Bathurst and never lived in Canberra, even while her husband was prime minister. She usually visited the city for only special occasions. Her health prevented her from campaigning for her husband, and she was known to have little interest in politics. Nonetheless, the couple "seemingly enjoyed a close and caring relationship throughout his life". She survived her husband by 11 years, dying in 1962. According to his biographer David Day , Chifley engaged in
6120-538: The referendum, when concessional rate radio licences were introduced for pensioners, and were later extended to widow pensioners and also to television licences. The following year, in 1947, specific racial disqualifications other than those referring to Aboriginal Australians were removed, while the Wife's Allowance became payable to de facto wives who had lived with the pensioner for at least three years. The subsequent federal legislation in relation to pharmaceutical benefits
6205-546: The reorganisation and enlargement of the CSIRO, and the establishment of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service . As noted by one historian, Chifley's government "balanced economic development and welfare support with restraint and regulation and provided the framework for Australia's post-war economic prosperity." In 1947, Chifley announced the government would initiate a nationalisation of
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6375-538: The strength of the Communist Party was "improving the conditions of the people". Despite this, Menzies exploited the rising Cold War hysteria to portray Labor as soft on Communism. These events, together with a perception that Chifley and Labor had grown increasingly arrogant in office, led to the Liberal election victory at the 1949 election. While Labor won an additional four seats in a House of Representatives that had been expanded from 74 seats to 121 seats, Menzies and
6460-523: The university's own archives and collects archives of business, trade unions, professional associations and industry bodies, to support research by the university community and the general public. It collects in two areas, the University Archives and the Noel Butlin Archives Centre. The University Archives hold a range of material dating from the late 1920s relating to the history of The Australian National University. This material
6545-504: Was an Australian politician and train driver who served as the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the treasurer of Australia under Prime Minister John Curtin and later himself from 1941 to 1949. He was notable for defining Australia's post-war reconstruction efforts. Chifley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales , and joined
6630-724: Was as a cashier's assistant at a local department store. He later worked at a tannery for a period, and then in September 1903 joined the New South Wales Government Railways as a "shop boy" at the Bathurst locomotive shed . Over the following decade, he was promoted through the ranks to engine-cleaner and fireman , and then finally in March 1914 to engine-driver. The position of driver was considered relatively prestigious, and Chifley had to sit various examinations before being certified. He developed an intimate technical understanding of his locomotives, and became
6715-636: Was deemed constitutional by the High Court. This paved the way for the introduction of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), an important component of Australia's modern public health system. From July 1947, a prepayment of Maternity Allowance could be made up to four weeks before the expected date of the birth of the child. Moreover, eligibility for maternity benefits was extended to mothers who were classified as an alien but had lived in Australia for 12 months residence. Then again that same year, eligibility for Child's Allowance
6800-432: Was defeated at the 1949 Australian federal election , which brought Robert Menzies ' Liberal Party to power for the first time. He stayed on as Leader of the Opposition until his death, which came a few months after the 1951 Australian federal election ; Labor did not return to government until 1972. For his contributions to post-war prosperity, Chifley is often regarded as one of Australia's greatest prime ministers. He
6885-415: Was demoted from engine-driver to fireman. Despite repeated lobbying, their pre-1917 benefits were not restored until 1925. After the strike, the state government of William Holman also de-registered their union, placing it at a severe disadvantage against other railway unions . Chifley worked to secure its re-registration, which occurred in 1921, and was also involved in the formation of a national union –
6970-477: Was extended to those wives whose husbands were in asylums and to single invalid pensioners who had the custody, care and control of a child. An additional benefit of five shillings per week for the first child became available to a beneficiary who had custody and spent an equivalent or more of the benefit on the child. Amendments were also made to legislation on Child Endowment to allow Australians temporarily absent from Australia and newly arrived migrants to receive
7055-566: Was making him a cup of tea, from calling a doctor. As his condition deteriorated, however, Donnelly called Dr. John Holt, who ordered Chifley's immediate removal to hospital. Chifley died in an ambulance on the way to the Canberra Community Hospital . He was pronounced dead at 10:45 pm. Menzies heard of Chifley's demise while attending a parliamentary ball at King's Hall in Parliament House to celebrate
7140-544: Was the daughter of a more senior railways employee, George McKenzie. The couple began courting in 1912, but had known each other since childhood. The McKenzies were Presbyterian, and Elizabeth did not want to convert to Chifley's Catholic faith. Due to the Catholic Church's opposition to mixed marriages, the couple chose to marry in a Presbyterian church in Glebe, Sydney. Their parents opposed the union and did not attend
7225-483: Was transferred to Canberra, to be located in the Canberra Community Hospital and nearby huts [4] . Over the course of the 1950s the collection grew steadily, and by the time of McDonald's retirement in 1960 the collection had grown to 150,000 volumes (excluding pamphlets) [5] . The ANU Library collection is housed in five specialised library branches. The Art and Music Library services both
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