Why were Page's services as Prime Minister required in 1939?
Lyons died in office
Lyons resigned
Lyons lost in an election
Lyons was impeached
Answer
Lyons died in office, so Page's services as Prime Minister were required in 1939. Page was the Deputy Prime Minister at the time, and he took over after Lyons' death. He served as Prime Minister until 1941, when he was replaced by Robert Menzies.
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