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Download or read book The Queensland Years of Robert Herbert Premier Letters and Papers written by Bruce Knox and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Herbert's informal, pithy lettersdescribe the &“upper middle class&”social scene, together with theeconomic and political realities of anewly-created colony. Theirsubjects range from a description ofa Quensland election to a report ofhis camping and cruising holidays;from complaints of severe &“social&”seasons and other &“abominations&”to eating oysters or making ice;from caustic comments on some ofhis associates to an essay on why hedid not wish to marry; fromimpatience with the &“eccentricities&”of Governor Bowen to heartyadmiration for Lady Bowen. Aninformative and often appreciativeview of colonial life, this bookshould prove a valuable contributionto the history of the periodand delight those general readersfor whom colonial life of the midnineteenthcentury has its ownspecial fascination.

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