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Menzies and member
In 1928, Menzies gave up his law practice to enter state parliament as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from East Yarra Province, representing the Nationalist Party of Australia.
Around 1929 the party's Robert Menzies, then member of the Victorian Parliament, joined with Wilfrid Kent Hughes to form the Young Nationalists Organisation.
Birch Bay was named in 1792 by Archibald Menzies, a member of the Vancouver Expedition.
In 1944 Menzies formed a new party, the Liberal Party, and Hughes became a member.
Turnbull was Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party and a member of the party's federal and New South Wales executives from 2002 to 2003 and was also a director of the Menzies Research Centre, the Liberal Party's research centre.
A member of the advisory board for the early Australia Council Vance was attacked as a Communist “ fellow traveller ” ( which to some extent he was ) during the McCarthyist period of the 1950s, but his integrity was recognised by the deeply conservative Prime Minister of that era, Sir Robert Menzies.
The ensuing enquiry found Menzies and one of his subordinates responsible for a combination of factors that led to the accident, including the absence of the coxswain ( who usually takes the helm in port ) who had been replaced by a less experienced crew member, and technical issues with the boat's telegraph.
Kevin James Andrews ( born 9 November 1955 ) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia, first elected to the House of Representatives seat of Menzies at the 1991 by-election.
His wife, Dame Enid Lyons, a Catholic convert, became the first female member of the Australian House of Representatives and later first female member of cabinet in the Menzies Government.
Its most prominent members have been Richard Casey, a leading Cabinet member in the 1930s and later Governor-General, Hubert Opperman, a former cycling champion and a minister in the Menzies government, and Gordon Scholes, who was Speaker during the Whitlam government and a minister in the Hawke government.
In the 1920s, Dixon was a prominent member of the Victorian Bar, along with his colleagues and friends John Latham ( who preceded Dixon as Chief Justice ) and Robert Menzies ( later the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia ).
Its most prominent members have been Sir Philip Fysh, a member of the first federal Cabinet, and Athol Townley, Defence Minister in the Robert Menzies government.
Millington ran for and won the new seat of Mount Hawthorn, whilst the Labor member for Menzies, Alexander Panton, and the Nationalist ( formerly National Labor ) member for Mount Margaret, George Taylor, were in the unusual position of battling for the metropolitan seat of Leederville.
Menzies was born as Pattie Maie Leckie at Alexandra, Victoria, the eldest daughter of John Leckie, a Deakinite Liberal who was elected the member for Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1913.

Menzies and Scottish
In 1963, Menzies was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle ( KT ), the order being chosen in recognition of his Scottish heritage.
The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas.
Prior to the takeover, Menzies ' larger Scottish stores ( carrying a very similar range of products to High Street W H Smith stores elsewhere ) dominated the market, and the latter's presence was minimal.
This turmoil created opportunities for Norse, Scottish and English warlords and their kin to dominate areas, and the instability of the Wars of Scottish Independence brought in warlords with Norman, and Flemish ancestry, founding clans such as the Chisholms and Menzies.
* The Scottish name Menzies is correctly pronounced, and a shortened form is " Ming " ( because the letter typed ' z ' is actually the letter yogh, which is still used in the 27-letter Scottish alphabet ; but typewriters throughout the UK only use 26 ):
The constituency is represented by Sir Menzies Campbell, MP of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
* March 15-Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist ( died 1842 )
In 1908 he set a Scottish 300 yards record that lasted until 1961 when it was beaten by Menzies Campbell, then a Glasgow University student.
* Menzies, a Scottish surname, originally the name of the Clan Menzies
* William Menzies Alexander ( 1858 – 1929 ), Scottish medical and theological writer
Archibald Menzies (, see Yogh ; 15 March 1754 – 15 February 1842 ) was a Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist.
Anstruther is in the North East Fife UK Parliament constituency ( MP is currently Sir Menzies Campbell of the Scottish Liberal Democrats ), Fife North East Scottish Parliament constituency ( MSP is currently Rod Campbell of the SNP ) as well as the Mid-Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliamentary region and the Scotland European Parliament constituency.
There are Lowland Scots words and Scottish names that have been affected in a similar way ( example: the surname Menzies ).
Menzies is a Scottish surname probably derived, like its Gaelic form Méinnearach, from the Norman name Mesnières.
* Alex Menzies, Scottish professional footballer
* Henry Menzies, ( 1867-1938 ), Scottish rugby player.
* Iain Menzies Banks, Scottish writer, penname used for the his science fiction works.
* Clan Menzies, Scottish clan
John Menzies plc (, traditionally ) is a Scottish business established in 1833.

Menzies and /
With the lower house enlarged from 74 to 121 seats, the Menzies Liberal / Country Coalition won the 1949 election with 74 of 121 seats and 51. 0 percent of the two-party vote but remained in minority in the Senate.
In season 2008 / 2009 the senion team won their most recent SDCCL Menzies Shield, which is the competitions highest grade.
The village's older pub, the Royal Oak, closed in February 2008 and a new Marston's Brewery pub / restaurant, the ' Kittiwake ', is now open at the junction of Menzies Road / Gordon Road.

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