Old Faces New Methods in Cabinet Reconstruction
Prime Minister Lyons reshapes government by creating a senior Cabinet group of six to decide high policy with two sub committees for administration. A new Department of Civil Aviation and Defence and Other Works is proposed, Promoting A G Cameron to Postmaster General and splitting Defence with Street in charge of Defence Services and Thorby handling Civil Aviation.
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Mr. Lyons
Earle Page
Menzies
Hughes
Casey
Thorby
G. A. Street
Lyons
Defence
Perils
Thompson
Allan MacDonald
Lyona
Department of
Civil Aviation
Mansner
Fairburn
M.hlr
House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Old Ministers Retained as Cabinet Reconstructs Australia
All 13 members of the old ministry survive the reconstruc tion in Australia. Mr Lyons forms a new ministry with two new faces Mr Street and Senator McLeay rising to vice president roles while Earle Page and Mr Menzies retain key portfolios. The Defence Department splits into two portfolios to handle fighting services and development. The Country Party gains four full portfolios and broad internal control, with Defence and Commerce central to the plan.
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Ministy
Menzies
Indwiry
Mr. Street
McLeay
Executive Council
Senate
Country Party
Treasury
Defence
Australia
Oe Lyons
Earle Page
Mr.Mengies
Lyons Ministry Names List of Australian Government Ministers
The document lists ministers and roles in the Lyons government including J A Lyons Sir Earle Page R G Menzies W M Hughes R G Casey V H C Thorby T W White G A Street J McEwen Senator McLeay H S Full Postmaster General A G Cameron J A Perkins V C Thompson and Senator Allen MacDonald assisting the PM and External Affairs.
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V. H.C. Thorby
T. W. White
G. A. Street
J. McEwen
Executive Council
McLeay
Special Parliamentary Committees Weighed by Lyons Government
Prime Minister Lyons signals support for exploratory special parliamentary committees to handle administrative tasks without government pay. He referenced Cabinet reconstruction notes and Fairbairn’s proposal for MPs to work on nonroutine duties before House debate. Private members seek more administrative opportunities.
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Lyons
Lyone
Fairbairn
U.A P
Vic
House of Representatives
Parliamentary
Public Works
Reconstruction not occurred as Country Party controls government
Acting Opposition Leader Mr. Forde charged that reconstruction has not taken place and the Country Party, though in the minority, again dominates the government. He said Lyons bowed to Sir Earle Page to give the Postmaster-General post to the Country Party, while Thorby was kept as Defence min istered scapegoat and remains in a divided Defence Department.
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Lyons
Country Party
Aegain
Forde
Mr. Lyons
Earle Page
Thorby
Defence
Defence Department
Federal Works Added Task for Mr Thorby
Under cabinet reshuffle the transfer of Canberra building program oversight moves from the Interior to the Works ministry. Mr Thorby becomes supreme Commonwealth works controller and defence construction lead, consolidating public works and post office projects and guiding defence related development.
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Canberra
Interior
Mr. McEwen
Works
Thorby
Defence Department
Commonwealth Works
Empire Remembrance Field Record Planes Land in Australia
In Darwin, two brown and green bombers landed at Finny Bay Aerodrome to cheers from a large crowd. Crews were welcomed by Deputy Administrator M. H. Giles and Army and air force reps. one plane refueled at Koepang. Flight Lieutenant Hogan reported holding the world distance record for three hours before landing.
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Finny Bay
Northern Territory
M. H. Giles
Army
Hogan
Canberra
Celebes
Singapore
Borneo
Laut Island
I Smalls
Galebes
Ismalia
Moscow
California
North Pole
Australia
British Wellesley bombers smash record with 7162 mile flight
Three R A E Vickers Wellesley bombers from Ishmailia Egypt completed a non stop long distance record for Britain covering 7162 miles to Darwin and Koepang, beating the previous Russian mark of 6305 miles. The flight demonstrated bomber range for empire defence.
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Sydney
R.ae. Vickers Wellesley
Ishmailia
Egypt
Britain
Darwin
Koepang
Great Circle
Russia
Poya Air Force
Gromov
Yurithev
Danalin
Moscow
North Pole
Los Angeles
U.S.A
Fragmentary note on Times style and overseas news
A garbled excerpt discusses information services and cable news via The Times. It mentions overseas coverage and a special information service, but the text remains incomplete and unclear about specifics or outcomes.
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Sealand
the Times
Britain to buy 20000 tons wheat in Romania deal
In Bucharest Britain completes a contract to purchase 20 000 tons of wheat, bringing total imports to half of Romania's wheat surplus. The report notes Britain plans further measures to balance supply amid the grain issue.
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Britain
Rumania
Bucharest
Ibigger
London
Mrr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
First Lin
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Jam Clements
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A. G. Cameron
U.A.P
Ttia
United Australia Party
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Bir Earle Page
Commerce
Commerce Department
Cameron
Mr. Menzies
Third Cavalry
Victoria
He Han
Street
Sdoe
New Lyons
Industry
Mr. J. A. Lyons
Sir Earle Page
R. G. Menzies
W. M. Hughes
R. G. Casey
Prme
Federal Works
MR. Thorby
Department of the Interior
Lght
Kellett
Combe
Mene Oecunen
Westminster
Jacent
Weatminster Abbey
Dominions
Timor Sea
Mately
NOO
Lamond
Robert McGowan Lennox
Auburn
Richard Julius Jensen
Newtown Court
Jensen
Ting
St. Peters
Sunde
J. Hodder
Kanbauk
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Lockheed
Rye
Burma
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