What Great Britain calls the is to us the near north. - Robert Menzies

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What Great Britain calls the is to us the near north.

Robert Menzies

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About Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies KT, AK, CH, PC, QC, FAA, FRS (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician, founder of the Australian Liberal Party, and Australia's 12th and longest serving Prime Minister. Menzies' tenure as Prime Minister saw Australia's involvement in the Second World War, Korean and Vietnam Wars, as well as opening trade relations with Japan in 1953 and defining Australia's place in the Cold War era.

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Birth Name: Robert Gordon Menzies

Alternative Names: Sir Robert Menzies • The Right Honourable Sir Robert Menzies • Sir Robert Gordon Menzies

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