Stanley Bruce facts for kids
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Rt Hon Stanley Bruce
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| 8th Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 9 February 1923 – 22 October 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | James Scullin |
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| Born | 15 April 1883 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 25 August 1967 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Nationalist |
Stanley Melbourne Bruce (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia from February 1923 until October 1929. He became Prime Minister when the Country Party asked Billy Hughes to resign. His government won elections in 1925 and 1928 but lost the 1929 election and Bruce became the first sitting Prime Minister to lose his seat. He was made a Viscount after he left politics.
Bruce was born in Melbourne. He served in the British Army before starting in politics. He fought in World War I, and in 1917 was badly injured while fighting in France. Returning home, he soon became involved in recruiting people for the Army. In 1918, however, he got involved in politics and was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Flinders, which is near Melbourne. He was appointed Treasurer (finance minister) in 1921.
Bruce was also a diplomat. He served as Minister for External Affairs whilst also serving as Prime Minister. After resigning from Parliament in 1933, he worked in London as Australia's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Images for kids
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The firm of Paterson, Laing and Bruce, 1900. John Bruce sits at the centre.
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Bruce in the 1910s
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Captain Bruce of the Royal Fusiliers during World War I
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Billy Hughes, Herbert Pratten and Stanley Bruce
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Poster promoting migration to Australia as part of the "men, money and markets" scheme, 1928
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Bruce speaking at the opening of Parliament House, Canberra on 9 May 1927
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Stanley and Ethel Bruce after moving into The Lodge, 1926
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Workers protest the decisions of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration during the 1929 Timber Workers strike.
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A license or 'dog collar' issued to a waterfront worker under the Transport Workers Act in 1929
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The Waterfront Workers Federation was highly militant during the 1920s. Much of Bruce's industrial legislation was targeted at curbing the organization's power.
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The Bruces arriving in England
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Stanley Bruce chairing the League of Nations Council in 1936. Joachim von Ribbentrop is addressing the council.
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Bruce as Chairman of the Montreux Conference, 1938
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High Commissioner Bruce drinking tea with Australian troops in London during World War II
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Pope Pius XII with chairman Bruce and members of the World Food Council in Rome, 1950
