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Page 12
... Sir William Robinson , and Sir Frederick Broome , will deservedly be held in high esteem . Responsible government is evidently going to do marvels for the country , but this should not make the people forget that the impulse which is ...
... Sir William Robinson , and Sir Frederick Broome , will deservedly be held in high esteem . Responsible government is evidently going to do marvels for the country , but this should not make the people forget that the impulse which is ...
Page 48
... Sir William Robinson . His two previous terms of office have given him an intimate knowledge of the needs of the country and the personnel of its public men , to whom his wide experi- ence as one of the despised class of " professional ...
... Sir William Robinson . His two previous terms of office have given him an intimate knowledge of the needs of the country and the personnel of its public men , to whom his wide experi- ence as one of the despised class of " professional ...
Page 100
... Sir William Robinson , is fond of calling the colony over whose destinies he is the first constitutional ruler , the Cinderella of the Australias . " That she is poor , that she has long been neglected , and that she is now about to ...
... Sir William Robinson , is fond of calling the colony over whose destinies he is the first constitutional ruler , the Cinderella of the Australias . " That she is poor , that she has long been neglected , and that she is now about to ...
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