Henry Parkes: A BiographyBiography of Henry Parkes, the Birmingham artisan and radical who emigrated to New South Wales in 1839, formally entered the colony's politics in 1854, served-with only short breaks-in the legislature until 1894, and became premier fire times. |
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... young men ' , whom he was bringing to New South Wales as trainee clerics - to realize an old dream of establishing a local seminary for Presbyterian ministers . One of them , David Blair , was soon to become an important political ...
... young men ' , whom he was bringing to New South Wales as trainee clerics - to realize an old dream of establishing a local seminary for Presbyterian ministers . One of them , David Blair , was soon to become an important political ...
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... young girl fifteen years of age , and are , we believe , a first effort . Though , as a composition , they are strongly marked by the faults of an immatured mind , they yet appear to us to evince originality and imaginative power not ...
... young girl fifteen years of age , and are , we believe , a first effort . Though , as a composition , they are strongly marked by the faults of an immatured mind , they yet appear to us to evince originality and imaginative power not ...
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... Young , regretting that he had not withheld assent from the Electoral Act and grieving that manhood suffrage had handed over the government of the country to the ignorant and un- educated . For his part Young reported to horrified ...
... Young , regretting that he had not withheld assent from the Electoral Act and grieving that manhood suffrage had handed over the government of the country to the ignorant and un- educated . For his part Young reported to horrified ...
Contents
Migrations 18151839 | 1 |
New South Wales 18391848 | 25 |
Radical activist 18481850 | 46 |
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26 January Annie April assembly August Australian Bill Birmingham Butler cabinet campaign Carrington Catholic cheers Clarinda colony colony's committee Constitution Cowper Dalley December declared diary Duncan duty East Sydney editorial election electors Empire reported Empire's England Faulconbridge February federation feeling free trade free trade party friends governor Harpur Herald honour hope ibid January John Dunmore Lang July June Kiama labour Lady land legislative council letter to Parkes liberal March Maria Martin McMillan meeting Melbourne Menie Menie's ministers ministry months Mudgee never nomination November O'Farrell October once paper Parkes told Parkes wrote Parkes's parliament parliamentary party political poll protest quoted radical reform Reid resigned Robertson Sarah schools September Sir Henry Parkes South Wales speech squatters Stoneleigh Sydney Sydney's thought told Parkes took Varney Victor Windeyer vote Wentworth Werrington Windeyer