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Election Results: Division of Macquarie 1940: 44.6% Ben Chifley
40.3% John Lawson
1943: 65%
27.6% Arthur Hebblewhite
Ben Chifley
1946: 58.4% Ben Chifley
29.9% Eric Spooner
1949: 57.7% Ben Chifley
38.8% Bob Cotton
1951: 61.8% Ben Chifley
38.2% Bob Cotton
Bathurst Demographics: Population: 33,110 (2010) Occupation: 23.1% Professionals (Large education sector) 12.9% Technicians and Trade workers
City of Bathurst Local Social and Political Issues: 1940 - Army camp in Bathurst that became a migrant reception and training centre. 1948 - First group of migrants arrived, up to 10,000 residents. 1951 - Attempts to establish a university college. 1970 - Mitchell College of Advance Education. 1989 - Became part of Charles Stuart University.
Prime Minister’s Library J.B. Chifley Library, ANU
Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885–1951) was Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949 and his government introduced the Bill which led to the establishment of the Australian National University in 1946. Chifley took a strong interest in the development of the University and played a role in attracting eminent Australian-born academics to return to Australia to staff the new University. He also saw clearly the need for generous expenditure on long-range research projects.
Locations:
Bathurst Railway Station
Bathurst High School
Charles Stuart University, Bathurst
St Michael & St John’s Cathedral