The Archive · 1939

Unprecedented Empire Ceremony

Australian Minister Sworn

In at Canadian Capital srecan To Tim "xc London, Nov. 15.

A ceremony unprecedented in the history of the Empire took place at Government House yesterday, when Mr. J. F. Fairbairn was sworn into office as Air Minister in the Austral; an Federal Government Tweedsmuir, Governor-General Canada, according to a message fr: Ottawa.

Mr. Fairbairn is at present ip Canada as head of the Australian Mission dealing with the Empire air training scheme. This is the first time the Governor-General of one Dominion has given the oath to the Minister of another Dominion.—

Reuter.

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