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Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page was the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia. Born in Grafton, NSW, on 8 August 1880, he was PM from 7 April 1939 to 26 April 1939. He was appointed caretaker Prime Minister after the sudden death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. He held the office for three weeks while the United Australia Party elected a new leader.

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