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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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51:verification
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2847:1957 deaths
2842:1882 births
2786:J. Cain Jr.
2761:J. Cain Sr.
2756:Tunnecliffe
2746:Prendergast
2736:Prendergast
2567:Prendergast
2360:J. M. Allan
2255:Prendergast
2059:Labor Party
2036:Henry Bolte
1938:Member for
1916:Member for
1815:23 December
1467:Henry Bolte
1447:Robert Holt
1348:nationalise
1344:Ben Chifley
1333:upper house
1291:Lower house
1188:World War I
1176:Labor Party
1148:Anglicanism
1116:Labor Party
979:(1927–1957)
971:(1917–1927)
952:John Cain I
877:Labor Party
865:Nationality
786:Preceded by
739:Preceded by
692:Preceded by
681:Bill Galvin
677:Frank Field
628:Preceded by
621:Frank Field
565:Preceded by
558:Bill Galvin
554:Frank Field
506:Preceded by
499:Bill Galvin
448:Henry Bolte
443:Preceded by
432:Bill Galvin
422:Henry Bolte
377:Preceded by
312:Preceded by
305:Frank Field
264:Henry Bolte
247:Preceded by
240:Bill Galvin
172:Elections:
2836:Categories
2150:MacPherson
2125:O'Shanassy
2064:1937–1957
2030:1952–1955
2003:1945–1947
1944:1927–1957
1922:1917–1927
1789:24 January
1746:13 January
1509:References
1475:Townsville
1471:Queensland
1439:Bill Barry
1400:The Herald
1209:and later
1126:Early life
991:Ministries
913:Profession
908:(grandson)
868:Australian
855:Queensland
851:Townsville
828:1882-01-19
511:Les Norman
360:Lord Dugan
295:Lord Dugan
84:newspapers
2637:Stockdale
2592:Macfarlan
2557:McPherson
2502:O'Loghlen
2457:McCulloch
2422:Mackenzie
2290:Macfarlan
2270:McPherson
2200:Patterson
2180:O'Loghlen
2140:McCulloch
2130:Nicholson
1940:Northcote
1918:Jika Jika
1733:1833-7538
1559:1833-7538
1451:Gippsland
1429:, blamed
1406:The Argus
1231:Deakinite
1222:Northcote
1203:John Cain
1170:(VSP), a
1156:Northcote
1152:Melbourne
1108:John Cain
1014:Elections
977:Northcote
969:Jika Jika
906:John Cain
902:Relatives
896:John Cain
859:Australia
822:John Kane
776:In office
768:Jika Jika
729:In office
721:Northcote
660:In office
590:In office
531:In office
468:In office
409:In office
350:George VI
337:In office
285:George VI
272:In office
207:In office
147:John Cain
29:John Cain
2771:Stoneham
2766:Shepherd
2726:Trenwith
2642:Napthine
2617:Thompson
2602:McDonald
2432:Lonsdale
2350:Napthine
2345:Baillieu
2320:Cain Jr.
2315:Thompson
2300:McDonald
2285:Cain Sr.
2260:J. Allan
1893:See also
1809:Archived
1783:Archived
1741:70677943
1689:27 March
1683:Archived
1657:27 March
1651:Archived
1625:27 March
1619:Archived
1593:27 March
1567:70677943
1377:Cold War
891:Children
356:Governor
291:Governor
226:Governor
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2776:Holding
2741:Elmslie
2731:Bromley
2667:O'Brien
2657:Lenders
2632:Sheehan
2597:Hollway
2582:Dunstan
2552:Elmslie
2532:Peacock
2507:Gillies
2492:Service
2487:Francis
2472:Langton
2427:Powlett
2355:Andrews
2330:Kennett
2295:Hollway
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