( However, it became very clear in a conversation between Scullin and King George V's Private Secretary, Lord Stamfordham, on 11 November 1930, that this was merely the official reason for the objection, the real reason being that an Australian, no matter how highly regarded personally, was not considered appropriate to be Governor-General.

In 1930, King George V and the Australian Prime Minister James Scullin discussed the appointment of a new governor-general to replace Lord Stonehaven, whose term was coming to an end.

Scullin was partially influenced by the precedent set by the Government of the Irish Free State, which always insisted upon the Governor-General of the Irish Free State being an Irishman.

The usual wording of official announcements of this nature was " The King has been pleased to appoint ...", but on this occasion the announcement said merely " The King has appointed ...", and his Private Secretary Lord Stamfordham asked the Solicitor-General, Sir Robert Garran, to make sure Scullin was aware of the exact wording.

Keating was educated at Catholic schools ; he was the first practising Catholic Labor prime minister since James Scullin left office in 1932.

Claiming that the Scullin government was incapable of managing the economy, it offered traditional deflationary economic policies in response to Australia's economic crisis.

He was Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931.

Theodore was forced to resign over accusations of corruption in June 1930, and Scullin took over the Treasury portfolio in addition to the Prime Ministership.

Lyons served as acting Treasurer from August 1930 to January 1931 while Scullin was in Britain for the Imperial Conference.

A devout Catholic, he was the second Catholic to become Prime Minister, after his immediate predecessor Scullin, and the only non-Labor Catholic Prime Minister to date.

When Scullin resigned as Labor leader in 1935, Curtin was unexpectedly elected ( by just one vote ) to succeed him.

When Scullin retired in 1935, Forde contested the leadership ballot but was defeated by one vote by John Curtin, mainly because he had supported Scullin's economic policies.

He was the only deputy Labor leader who served under three leaders ( Scullin, Curtin and Chifley ) until Jenny Macklin ( Crean, Latham and Beazley, 2001 – 06 ).

Scullin in the 1900sScullin was born in the small town of Trawalla in Western Victoria, the son of John Scullin, a railway worker, and Ann ( née Logan ), both of Irish Catholic descent from Derry.

When he was Leader of the Opposition, Bruce's successor James Scullin ( 1929 – 32 ) had objected to the cost of running The Lodge and, true to his word, he and his wife lived at the Hotel Canberra ( now the Hyatt Hotel ) during his Prime Ministership.

Although Isaacs was seen as a Labor appointment, the Scullin government fell at the end of 1931, and the rest of Isaacs's term was during the United Australia Party government of Joseph Lyons.

It was probably fortunate for him that his term expired in 1930, before the crises of the Scullin government began.

Stonehaven was not consulted by Scullin about the choice of his successor, and he left Australia in October 1930.

Scullin recommended the Australian jurist Sir Isaac Isaacs, and he insisted that George V act on the advice of his Australian Prime Minister in this matter.

However, Scullin stood firm, and on 29 November the King agreed to Isaacs's appointment, but made it clear that he did so only because he felt he had no option.

In parliament on 13 March 1931, though still a member of the ALP, Lyons supported a no confidence motion against the Scullin Labor government.

Accompanied by another senior minister in the Scullin government, James Fenton, and three other right-wing Labor MPs, he formed the " All for Australia League " and crossed the floor to sit on the opposition benches.

It is in a region which Mawson proclaimed as British territory on several occasions in 1930 and 1931 ( including at Proclamation Island, Scullin Monolith and Cape Bruce ), and later became Australian Antarctic Territory.

He did this until 1924, when Prime Minister Stanley Bruce appointed him his political liaison officer in London, a position he held until 1931, sending home confidential reports on political and economic matters, both for Bruce and for his Labor successor, James Scullin.

* In the field of law, Niagara alumni include: Jerome C. Gorski, Judge on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division ; Frank D. O ' Connor, former Judge on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division ; Hugh B. Scott, Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and the first African American to become an Assistant United States Attorney ; and Frederick J. Scullin, Senior Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

In response, Lang and his supporters left the ALP to form the Lang Labor Party and voted with the opposition on a no-confidence motion to bring down the Scullin government.

When Scullin retired as Labor leader in 1935, Holloway opposed Frank Forde's candidacy to succeed him, on the grounds that Forde has supported the Premiers ' Plan, and threw the support of left-wing members of Caucus to John Curtin, who won the Caucus ballot by one vote.

The book also included characters based on other important Victorian and Australian political figures, including Victorian Premier Sir Thomas Bent and Prime Minister James Scullin, as well as Roman Catholic Archbishop Daniel Mannix.

Mawson landed on the rock on February 13, 1931 and named it for James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia in 1929-31.

The Scullin Labor Government was sworn in on 21 October 1929.

Scullin invited Sir Otto Niemeyer of the Bank of England to come to Australia to advise on economic policy.

The plan was signed by New South Wales Labor Premier Jack Lang, but he was a notable critic of its underlying philosophy and went on to pursue his own policy of defaulting on debt repayments, which led to confrontation with the Federal Scullin and Lyons Governments and resulted in the Lang Dismissal Crisis of 1932.

When the more radical Ted Theodore was reinstated as Treasurer by Scullin on 29 January, Joseph Lyons and James Fenton along with three others resigned from the government.

In parliament on 13 March 1931, though still a member of the ALP, Lyons supported a no confidence motion against the Scullin Labor government.

His successor James Scullin went on to become the Prime Minister of Australia, something Charlton never managed to do.

Scullin cited the precedents of the Prime Minister of South Africa, J.

At the 1934 federal election Holt unsuccessfully contested the safe Labor seat of Yarra for the UAP, running against former Prime Minister James Scullin.

* 1876 – James Scullin, Australian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia ( d. 1953 )

With Scullin temporarily absent in London, Lyons and acting Prime Minister James Fenton clashed with the Labor Cabinet and Caucus over economic policy, and grappled with the differing proposals of the Premier's Plan, Lang Labor, the Commonwealth Bank and British adviser Otto Niemeyer.

* September 18 – James Scullin, ninth Prime Minister of Australia ( d. 1953 )

James Henry Scullin ( 18 September 1876 – 28 January 1953 ), Australian Labor politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia.

In the Depression of the early 1930s, Murdoch's papers campaigned against the Labor Party government of James Scullin, and gave full support to the breakaway ex-Labor politician Joseph Lyons in his successful 1931 campaign to become Prime Minister.

In 1930 the Labor Prime Minister, James Scullin, appointed Isaacs, by this time aged 75, as Chief Justice.

James Scullin of the Australian Labor Party was the first Catholic to become a Prime Minister of Australia in 1929.

Following Labor's win at the 1929 election, Anstey became Minister for Health and Minister for Repatriation in the government of Prime Minister James Scullin.

When James Scullin became Prime Minister in 1929, he refused to live in The Lodge, the official residence of the Prime Minister, and he and his wife lived at the Hotel Canberra during parliamentary sessions, and at their home in Melbourne at other times .< ref >

* Rt Hon James Scullin, MP: Prime Minister, Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Industry.

Melbourne General Cemetery is a large ( 43 hectare ) necropolis which is notable for the graves of four Australian Prime Ministers: James Scullin, Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and Sir John Gorton.

Ward was a Lang supporter and gained notoriety soon after his election when Prime Minister and ALP leader James Scullin refused to allow Ward into the ALP caucus.

This shortage of space was compounded by the decision of Prime Minister James Scullin to relocate his principal office from West Block to the building in 1930.

Its most prominent member was Ted Theodore, who was Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in the Scullin government, having previously been Premier of Queensland.