Download or read book Papers of Sir Edmund Barton MS51 written by and published by . This book was released on 2001* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Guide to the Papers of Sir Edmund Barton held in the Manuscript Collection of the National Library of Australia. As well as using this guide to browse the content of the collection, you will also find links to online copies of collection items. Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920) was the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, having previously been a leading advocate of Federation and one of the draftsmen of the Australian Constitution. He served as Prime Minister from 1 January 1901 until 23 September 1903, and then resigned to become the senior puisne judge of the newly-established High Court of Australia. MS 51.
Download or read book Papers of Sir Edmund Barton written by Sir Edmund Barton and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correspondents include Alfred Deakin, Lord Forrest, Lord Hopetoun, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir William Lyne, Sir Henry Parkes, Lord Tennyson, Lord Jersey, George W.E. Russell and Sir George Reid. There are also press cuttings relating to the Hastings-Macleay election, 1898, and to the activities of the Federation delegates in London, 1900; Commonwealth Constitution material, 1885-1901, some of it annotated in Barton's hand; family documents; and commissions and honours.
Download or read book Edmund Barton written by National Library of Australia. Manuscript Section and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Settling the Office written by Paul Strangio and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prime ministership is indisputably the most closely observed and keenly contested office in Australia. How did it grow to become the pivot of national political power? Settling the Office chronicles the development of the prime ministership from its rudimentary early days following Federation through to the powerful, institutionalised prime-ministerial leadership of the postwar era.
Download or read book The People s Treasures written by John Robert Thompson and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 1993 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colourfully illustrated series of articles written to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the National Library of Australia. Discusses the library's collections which include early Australian manuscripts, documentary paintings and rare maps and books. Also discusses related topics such as using and interpreting the national collection. Includes chapter notes and sources. The contributors are experts in their fields, and include well-known historian Stuart Macintyre and Jonathan Wantrup, author of 'Australian Rare Books 1788-1900'.
Download or read book The Golden Dream written by Ronald Stagg and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early twentieth century a movement flourished in the Midwestern states bordering the Great Lakes to champion the St. Lawrence route as the answer to easily transporting goods in and out of the centre of the continent. Internal rivalries in the United States and Canada held back the project for fifty years until Canada suddenly decided to build a seaway alone, pressuring the American Congress to co-operate. The building of the Seaway and its completion in 1959, involved engineering on an unprecedented scale and significant human dislocation. During construction, communities along the Great Lakes planned for increased prosperity, but changes in transportation, aging infrastructure, and environmental problems have mean that "the Golden Dream" has not been fully realized, even today. This popular history chronicles the rise of one of the great engineering projects in Canadian history and its controversial impact on the people living along the St. Lawrence River.
Download or read book National Library of Australia written by National Library of Australia and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to the Collections written by National Library of Australia and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From the Hustings to Harbour Views written by Marian Simms and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Easy to enrol, easy to vot' was the solgan devised by the New South Wales electoral office in the 1980s. How did this system evolve from a British based model to a distinctively Australian one?
Download or read book Library of Dreams written by and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2011 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIBRARY OF DREAMS interprets and celebrates a diverse selection of treasures from the rich and varied collections of the National Library of Australia. The book examines over 50 of the most popular items, page by page, in the Library's collections, including: James Cook's Endeavour journal; William Bligh's notebook and list of mutineers; The only surviving Australian convict uniform; The original manuscript of 'Waltzing Matilda'; William John Wills' diary; Jorn Utzon's models for the design of the Sydney Opera House; The manuscripts relating to the trial of Lindy Chamberlain Beautifully illustrated throughout, this souvenir publication examines what makes a national treasure and inspires readers to take a closer look at what libraries reveal about Australia's heritage. The publication will appeal to a broad range of readers, in particular those with an interest in Australian history and anyone who loves beautiful, rare objects and appreciates Australian culture.
Download or read book Guide to the Collections written by National Library of Australia and published by Canberra : National Library of Australia. This book was released on 1974 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Edmund Barton written by Sir Edmund Barton and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Papers of Thomas Bavin written by Sir Thomas Bavin and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1) Letters of Sir Edmund Barton, 1898-1916. 2) Letters of Alfred Deakin, 1903-1916. 3) General correspondence, 1898-1941, including letters of Andrew Inglis Clark, Tom Roberts, Sir John Gordon and R. Muirhead Collins. 4) Speeches and speech notes. 5) Miscellaneous papers, including 1929 diary and unpublished biography of Bavin written by his son J.W. Bavin.
Download or read book Papers with Papers of the Barton Family written by David Maughan and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folder ML MSS. 378/1 Papers of William Barton, the elder, 1825-1834. Notebook 1832-1834, containing religious extracts. Papers re the Australian Agricultural Company, 1825-1832. i. Annual reports, 1828-1832, and report read at a special general court of proprietors, 12 Oct. 1832. Printed with MS. annotations. Vol. ML MSS. 378/2. ii. Miscellaneous papers, 1825-1831, including agreements and correspondence. Papers of William Barton, the younger, 1852-1853 being papers concerned with gold mining operations at Major's Creek for Sheppard and Alger. Letters received by Sir Edmund Barton, 1893, 1902 Papers of Sir David Maughan, 1923-1942 MS. typescript, carbon typescript. Mainly concerned with Australian constitutional and legal affairs, particularly in New South Wales. Papers re anarchy, 1891-1892. MS. and Xylographed. Include Anarchy, nos.1-2, Nov. 1891, Jan. 1892, printed Smithfield, N.S.W.
Download or read book Remarkable Occurrences written by National Library of Australia and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Darkest Days written by Douglas Newton and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history. But the standard history of Britain’s choice for war is far from the truth. Using a wide range of sources, including the personal papers of many of the key figures, some for the first time, historian Douglas Newton presents a new, dramatic narrative. He interleaves the story of those pressing for a choice for war with the story of those resisting Britain’s descent into calamity. He shows how the decision to go to war was rushed, in the face of vehement opposition, in the Cabinet and Parliament, in the Liberal and Labour press, and in the streets. There was no democratic decision for war. The history of this opposition has been largely erased from the record, yet it was crucial to what actually happened in August 1914. Two days before the declaration of war four members of the Cabinet resigned in protest at the war party’s manipulation of the crisis. The government almost disintegrated. Meanwhile large crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square to hear the case for neutrality and peace. Yet this cry was ignored by the government. Meanwhile, elements of the press, the Foreign Office, and the Tory Opposition sought to browbeat the government into a quick decision. Belgium had little to do with it. The key decision to enter the war was made before Belgium was invaded. Those bellowing for hostilities were eager for Britain to enter any war in solidarity with Russia and France – for the future safety of the British Empire. In particular Newton shows how Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey, and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill colluded to pre-empt the decisions of Cabinet, to manipulate the parliament, and to hurry the nation toward intervention by any means necessary.
