Alexander Forrest was a explorer, politician and investor, was born on 22 September 1849 at Picton, near Bunbury, Western Australia. His older brother was John Forrest. After education at Bishop Mathew Hale 's School in 1863 through 1865, he worked at his father 's mill until in 1868 he advertised himself as a surveyor. By 1870 he was experienced enough to serve as second-in-command of John 's first transcontinental expedition, along the edge of the Great Australian Bright. On January 1, 1871 he was appointed to the Survey Department as surveyor-in-charge of the Albany district but he became an independent licensed surveyor working by contract for the department. This kept him constantly at work during the pastoral expansion of the …show more content…
Forrest was a man of stalwart physique, though in middle age he carried less weight than his brother. Although fully bearded as a young man, after his marriage he was clean shaven except for a moustache. He was a keen patron of sport, and as a committeeman of the Western Australian Turf Club was responsible for the establishment in 1887 of the first Perth Cup, which was won by his own horse First Prince. As a capitalist he was an uncomplicated believer in the development of Western Australia 's natural resources, enjoying the gamble of speculative investment, generous in prosperity and uninterested in the acquisition of power beyond the extent necessary to serve his immediate interests. But he was careless of appearances and failed to realize that the casual practices of a small-town business community, linked by kinship and connexion, could be interpreted unkindly in a more sophisticated commercial and political milieu. Extremely kind-hearted to those in need, he tended to be imperceptive about the need for government initiatives in social welfare. On issues such as Aboriginal policy and women 's suffrage he was a conservative paternalist. To his daughter and his four sons he was a devoted family man, especially after his wife 's
History shows that Billy Dargin was highly respected by his fellow troopers and officers, Dargin was to ride with some of the most esteemed Inspectors in the NSW police service many of whom would rise to the highest rank, largely on the successes of the police trackers ' abilities to hunt and find bushrangers, some of those officers are stated here; Inspector Pottinger, the officer most responsible for employing trackers for the specific task of tracking bushrangers, Inspector Sanderson, Inspector Davidson, Captain Battye, Inspector Norton, Inspector Morrisett, Trooper Hollister, Sgt Condell, just to name a few of those of who Billy Dargin had the respect of and who in the bush lived the hard slog together in a life where a man learns a lot
It was in 1894 when George Reid was elected as premier of NSW that he got involved with the federation movement. He became a member of the Australasian Federation League and attended many conferences and conventions on federation. Reid noticed that the early versions of the Constitution disadvantaged NSW.
Three of Alexander 's grandsons entered the First World War: David and Olive 's fifth son Frank signing up on February 13th 1916 at the age of 21, Alexander Jr. And Ann 's second son, William signing up on April 16, 1916 at the age of 31 and Gordon Cecil second son of James and Lillian on November 1, 1917, aged 22. All three men were described as having blue eyes and brown hair and height of 5 feet 6 to 8 inches tall and deemed fit to fight in the 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. Two great grandsons, Jack, son of Frank the veteran and Ronald son of Charles, fought in the Second World War.
Ned Kelly: Australia's most famous rebel By Anthony Main To be described as "game as Ned Kelly" in Australia is to be known as someone who is both bold and principled. But how did an outlaw bushranger who robbed banks and killed police come to be a popular icon and a symbol of rebellion? The truth is Kelly was never just an ordinary crim. While he was despised by the establishment, his affinity with the poor and his stand against police harassment, saw him revered by huge swathes of the population.
There were many appalling prison camps during the Civil War, but the most infamous was Andersonville. A shocking 13,000 people died in this camp(Bartels). Andersonville was run from February of 1864 until April of 1865. When the North found out about what happened at Andersonville, people were outraged. They wanted justice, and so the man running the camp, Henry Wirz, was tried and hanged for war crimes(Kohn).
Not only was he caring and moral, he was also
Derek I Snedden POLS-Y 353 Professor Fowler 20 July 2015 Eagle Forum: The Pro-family movement The Eagle forum was founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972 and began as a trust fund to defend conservative agendas in 1967. During the proposal of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, Schlafly founded a group with more proactive approach called “Stop ERA” with one goal in mind, to defeat the ratification of ERA. After the success of the “Stop ERA” campaign, Phyllis Schlafly founded the eagle forum, a pro family group dedicated to “opposing all encroachments against American sovereignty through…feminist goals” (Schlafly). Althoug the primary interaction that eagle forum has had with the womens movement was the ERA, they also are incessantly combating
Both sources provided basic details about former State Representative Raymond W. Ewell. However, I found the first source, History Makers to be undoubtedly creditable. This source included an exclusive glimpse into the life of the senator. The History Maker, website provides researchers with pertinent facts about Mr. Ewell life. Also, the information provided seem to have been solicited directly from Representative Ewell in the form of a one on one interview.
This is a passage about one of the first basketball players to ever set foot on a basketball court. He was a great hero during the Civil Rights Movement. His name was a great inspiration to African Americans all over the U.S. during the movement. He was born on March 31, 1923 in a town that most of you are probably familiar with, Oakland, California.
The Anzac legend revolves around the courage, endurance, initiative, discipline, and mateship shown by all men and women who served Australia. John Simpson Kirkpatrick otherwise known as Simpson and his donkey has come to symbolize the Anzac Legend. Simpson became famous for his as a stretcher – bearer. John Simpson Kirkpatrick is one of Australia’s greatest heroes. John Simpson Kirkpatrick or ‘the man with the donkey’ was born on the 6th of July 1892 at Shields, Country Durham, England.
Known to some as Mackenzie King, to most as Prime Minister Mackenzie King, and to those closest to him, William, he was born in what was once Berlin, Ontario and is now Kitchener, Ontario. Born to John King and Isabella Grace Mackenzie on December 17th, 1874, he was the eldest of four. Even from a young age, King went on to obtain five university degrees in various subjects that helped with how he ran the country. At the ripe age of 26,
Sir Edmund Barton Sir Edmund Barton was Australia’s first Prime Minister and a strong advocate of Australian Federation. He was born in gleeb, the ninth child of William Barton and Mary Louise Whydah on the 18th of January, 1849. His parents were English immigrants who arrived in Australia 1824. Edmund Barton attended Fort Street school and then went on to Sydney Grammar school. He then went onto attend Sydney university and graduated with first class honours in classics.
Oliver Hill became a strong supporter of equality. Equality is the state of being the same in number, race, class, or quality. Oliver Hill grew up in Richmond, Virginia on May 1, 1907. Graduating from Dunbar High School, Hill wasn't sure what he wanted to do for a living. He married a woman named Beresenia Walker.
2. He would kiss his wife every morning before he get to work, and would kiss her when he got off from work. 2. He would also tuck his kids into bed every night before he went to bed. 2. He was a loving and caring father.
Bushrangers are outlaws and ex-convicts that lived in the bush far from civilisation. Bushrangers ruled the roads and many of these people were escaped British and Irish convicts who preferred to risk starvation than serve their sentences of hard labour for their crimes (Wilkins, 2006). Many of these bushrangers were also originally born in the bush where they had received their knowledge of horses and firearms (Smit, 2014). Bushrangers were praised for fighting before surrender and are commemorated in Australian folklore. There were some particular bushrangers that have made a significant impact in Australia 's history due to their rebellion towards authority and law.