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Mr Felton's Bequests
Alfred Felton, a bachelor of definite opinions and benignly eccentric habits, was one of the remarkable group of Melbourne merchants who dominated the economy of the Australian colonies in the decades after the gold rush. In 1904 he left his substantial fortune in trust, the income to be spent by a committee of his friends, half on charities (especially for women and children), and half on works of art for the National Gallery of Victoria, works calculated to 'raise and improve public taste'. The Gallery suddenly gained acquisition funds greater than those of London's National and Tate galleries combined, and between 1904 and 2004 more than 15 000 items were purchased for it by the Felton Be...
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Australia and Recognition of the People's Republic of China, 1949-1972
"The documents in this volume, extracted mainly from the files of the Department of External/Foreign Affairs and the Department of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, tell the story of how successive Australian Governments from 1949 to 1972 grappled with the question of how to deal with the new People's Republic of China and with the issue of whether, when and what conditions, to recognise it"--Jacket.
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Who's who in Australia 2008
A biographic reference to notable people in Australia. Entrants are drawn from all areas of Australian life, including the arts, politics, education, medicine, defence, business, diplomatic service, and recipients of honours and awards.
