Chifley
Americannoun
noun
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GM Holden began auto production in 1948 with then-Prime Minister Ben Chifley driving the first car off the production line, declaring it “a beauty”.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2017
GM Holden began auto production in 1948 with then-Prime Minister Ben Chifley driving the first car off the production line, declaring it “a beauty”.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2017
When Chifley, who under the Statute of West minster has the last word, overruled the King, official London was quietly horrified.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then a rebel Labor politico in Sydney, "Big Jack" Lang, charged sensationally that Chifley himself once lent money at rates up to 9%.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the contrary, British Fuel Minister Hugh Gaitskell referred to "this moment of supreme crisis," and Australian Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley said it was a "pretty desperate situation."
From Time Magazine Archive
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