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Prime Minister Joseph Lyons: A presentation gold key, 12.5 cm…
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Melbourne
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29-Jun-2010
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Prime Minister Joseph Lyons: A presentation gold key, 12.5 cm long, engraved 'St.Gregory's, Longton, England, Opened by The Right Hon.J.A.Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia, June 16 1937', in original presentation case (17 x 5 cm) with gilt lettering 'The Right Hon./ J.A.Lyons/ Prime Minister of Australia'. Ex Dame Enid Lyons. [Joseph Lyons was Australia's 10th Prime Minister (1932-39), the only Tasmanian to become Prime Minister, the first to win 3 elections, and the first to die in office. Dame Enid Lyons became the first woman in the House of Representatives, and the first female member of Federal Cabinet]
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Memorabilia: Autographs