Diary of a Labour Man 1917 - 1945

Full Text On the Backbenches

1929
 

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Westralian Worker, 22 February 1929, page 3.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

The "Bulletin" says: "It did not take Curtin, M.H.R. for Fremantle, long to make an impression on the Federal Labor Caucus. He was elected to the party executive – a rare distinction for a new member. Scullin was re-appointed leader, and Theodore, as anticipated, pushed Blakeley out of the deputy leadership. It is too early for either to regard the man from Westralia as a rival, but the day may come."