"And be one people" : Alfred Deakin's Federal story
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0522846467
ISBN 13
9780522846461
LCCN
JQ 4011 .D43
DDC
342.9402
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
1995
Publisher
Pages
xxviii, 185 pages
Subject
Australian Biography
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Abstract
This book brings to life one of the most significant events in Australia's history: Federation. In this eyewitness account, Alfred Deakin, statesman and 'federation father', presents a record of the Federal movement between 1880 and 1901. Deakin began to make notes for his account in March 1898, during the closing days of the Federal Convention. He felt there was sufficient official documentation for those interested in the public account, but his narrative would record the eccentric personalities, the quirks of negotiations, the clashes and compromises that took place behind closed doors and away from the public arena. He provides a marvelous entree to the creation of the Australian Commonwealth. Deakin called it 'the inner history'.
Description
Content:
Author's Note -- 1. Victorian Federalists -- 2. Convention in Sydney, 1883 -- 3. Imperial Conference, 1887 -- 4. Parkes in Melbourne, 1890 -- 5. Men of 1891 -- 6. More Men of 1891 -- 7. The Bill of 1891 -- 8. Stagnation and Revival -- 9. Men of 1897 -- 10. More Men of 1897 -- 11. Antagonisms in Adelaide -- 12. Rivalries in Adelaide -- 13. Sydney and Melbourne, 1897-1898 -- 14. The Age and the A.N.A., 1898 -- 15. Federation Approved, 1898-1899 -- 16. Delegates to England, 1900 -- 17. Queen, Prince and Ministers -- 18. Balfour, Chamberlain, Rosebery -- 19. Liberals, Radicals, Irish -- 20. Chamberlain's Divide and Conquer -- 22. A Drawn Battle -- 23. Retrospect -- Appendix: The speech at the banquet of the Australian Natives Association at Bendigo, 15 March 1898.
Author's Note -- 1. Victorian Federalists -- 2. Convention in Sydney, 1883 -- 3. Imperial Conference, 1887 -- 4. Parkes in Melbourne, 1890 -- 5. Men of 1891 -- 6. More Men of 1891 -- 7. The Bill of 1891 -- 8. Stagnation and Revival -- 9. Men of 1897 -- 10. More Men of 1897 -- 11. Antagonisms in Adelaide -- 12. Rivalries in Adelaide -- 13. Sydney and Melbourne, 1897-1898 -- 14. The Age and the A.N.A., 1898 -- 15. Federation Approved, 1898-1899 -- 16. Delegates to England, 1900 -- 17. Queen, Prince and Ministers -- 18. Balfour, Chamberlain, Rosebery -- 19. Liberals, Radicals, Irish -- 20. Chamberlain's Divide and Conquer -- 22. A Drawn Battle -- 23. Retrospect -- Appendix: The speech at the banquet of the Australian Natives Association at Bendigo, 15 March 1898.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
Originally published in 1944.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Originally published in 1944.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
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