Sir Robert Menzies, 1894-1978
Author: Sir Percy Ernest Joske
Publisher: Sydney : Angus & Robertson
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 368
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Author: Sir Percy Ernest Joske
Publisher: Sydney : Angus & Robertson
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 368
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Troy Bramston
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Published: 2019-04-16
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1925693503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA revelatory biography of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister. Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one of the great comebacks to forge a new political party, devise a new governing philosophy, and craft a winning electoral approach that as to make him Australia’s longest-serving prime minister. The lessons Menzies learned — and the way he applied them — made him a model that every Liberal leader since has looked to for inspiration. But debate over Menzies’ life and legacy has never settled. Who was Robert Menzies, what did he stand for, what did he achieve? Troy Bramston has not only researched the official record and published accounts, but has also interviewed members of Menzies’ family, and his former advisers and ministers. He has also been given exclusive access to family letters, as well as to a series of interviews that Menzies gave that have never been revealed before. They are a major historical find, in which Menzies talks about his life, reflects on political events and personalities, offers political lessons, and candidly assesses his successors. Now with a new preface, Robert Menzies is the first biography in 20 years of the Liberal icon — and it contains important contemporary lessons for those who want to understand, and master, the art and science of politics.
Author: Robert Menzies
Publisher: Connor Court Publishing Pty Limited
Published: 2018-03
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781925501445
DOWNLOAD EBOOK75th Anniversary Edition. First Published in 1943.
Author: Alexander Downer
Publisher: Michelle Anderson Publishing
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 348
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Menzies
Publisher: National Library Australia
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 0642192855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDark and Hurrying Days is the text of a diary kept by Robert Menzies, then Prime Minister of Australia, of his experiences during a wartime trip to England in 1941. It was a grim time when British cities were enduring heavy bombing and German invasion seemed imminent. Menzies' Diary reveals the shifting feelings and fears which these experiences engendered in him, and is of prime importance in capturing the brooding spirit of this grim time.
Author: Pamela Robson
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 1940-01-01
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1742662218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat Australian Speeches brings together a diverse and often moving collection of more than 40 speeches ranging from colonial times to the present day. Some have resonated with power enough to shape the nation; others encapsulate the best … and worst … of the Australian character. This selection proves that stirring oratory is not simply the preserve of politicians and military figures. Bushranger Ned Kelly makes a speech within a speech as his death sentence is passed, interrupting the address of Judge Barry with words of defiance. Also featured are singer Nellie Melba's farewell speech (the irony of which neither speaker nor listeners appreciated at the time); Miles Franklin's tribute to Henry Lawson 'who gave us this kingdom as our own'; and Richie Benaud's moving eulogy to cricketing legend Donald Bradman. Iconic political speeches include Governor Phillip's message to the First Fleet on landing at Sydney Cove; the opening address of the Federal parliament by MP William Groom, ex-convict; Robert Menzies' 'Forgotten People' speech of 1942; Mick Dodson's 'Stolen Generation' protest of 1997; the 'dismissal' declarations of Gough Whitlam and Governor General John Kerr; and Kevin Rudd's statesmanlike 'Sorry …' speech of 2008.
Author: Cameron Hazlehurst
Publisher: ANU E Press
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 682
ISBN-13: 1925021017
DOWNLOAD EBOOK‘In the whole history of government in Australia, this was the most devastating tragedy.’ Three decades after what he called ‘a dreadful air crash, almost within sight of my windows’ Robert Menzies wrote ‘I shall never forget that terrible hour; I felt that for me the end of the world had come…’ Ten Journeys to Cameron’s Farm tells the lives of the ten men who perished in Duncan Cameron’s Canberra property on 13 August 1940: three Cabinet ministers, the Chief of the General Staff, two senior staff members, and the RAAF crew of four. The inquiries into the accident, and the aftermath for the Air Force, government, and bereaved families are examined. Controversial allegations are probed: did the pilot F/Lt Bob Hitchcock cause the crash or was the Minister for Air Jim Fairbairn at the controls? ‘Cameron Hazlehurst is a story-teller, one of the all-too rare breed who can write scholarly works which speak to a wider audience. In the most substantial, original, and authoritative account of the Canberra aircraft accident of August 1940 he provides unique insights into a critical, poignant moment in Australian history. Hazlehurst’s account is touched with irony and quirks, set within a framework of political, social, and military history, distinctions of class, education, and rank, and the machinations of parliamentary and service politics and of the ‘official mind’. The research is meticulous and wide-ranging, the analysis is always balanced, and the writing at once skilful and compelling. This is a work of an exceptional historian.’ (Ian Hancock, author of Nick Greiner: A Political Biography, John Gorton: He Did It His Way, and National and Permanent? The Federal Organisation of the Liberal Party of Australia) ‘Ten Journeys to Cameron’s Farm is a monumental work of historical research pegged on a single, lethal moment at the apex of government at an extraordinarily sensitive time in Australia’s history. The book embodies top drawer scholarship, deep sensitivity to antipodean class structures and sensibilities, and a nuanced understanding of both democratic and bureaucratic politics.’ (Christine Wallace, author of Germaine Greer Untamed Shrew andThe Private Don: the man behind the legend of Don Bradman)
Author: Sir Robert Menzies
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Published: 1940
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese records comprise: Publications by R G Menzies; Correspondence of R G Menzies; Speeches [R G Menzies]; World War II [R G Menzies]; Correspondence, arranged by name, 1935-1978 [R G Menzies]; Liberal Party [R G Menzies]; Papers of Sir Robert Menzies formerly in the custody of Lady McNicoll; Photographs and cartoons [R G Menzies]; Speeches, lectures and addresses [R G Menzies].
Author: Charles MacLaurin
Publisher:
Published: 1923
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Denis Ong
Publisher:
Published: 2022-12-10
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ISBN-13: 9781760022556
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