Alfred deakin brief biography of adolf
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The Campaign To Save Ballara – Alfred Deakin's Historic Point Lonsdale Home
A podcast episode of Uncommon Sense∙Released 20 February ∙Presented by Amy Mullins
Podcast
Amy speaks with Tom Harley, great grandson of former Prime Minister Alfred Deakin, and Emeritus Professor of Politics Judith Brett. They talk about the Save Ballara campaign, which is under threat of auction and development. Tom is seeking to protect the hectare bush garden and historic home of Australia’s second Prime Minister Alfred Deakin. Ballara is a unique early 20th century bungalow home, inspired by Californian and Colonial Indian architectural styles. It was designed by Pattie Deakin and is situated in old Point Lonsdale on the Bellarine Peninsula. Tom and Judith talk about the significance of Ballara to Deakin's personal and political life, as well as to
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Interview: Carole Woods, author of Vera Deakin and the Red Cross
June 1,
Header image caption: Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria and Carole Woods OAM FRHSV at the launch of Vera Deakin and the Red Cross, helgedom of Remembrance, 25 May Photo Nico Keenan. Courtesy Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
If you are a history buff, biography lover or just interested in the writing process: this post fryst vatten for you. We recently sat down with author Carole Woods OAM, Fellow and honorary sekreterare of the Royal Historical gemenskap of Victoria, to ask about her new book Vera Deakin and the Red Cross (borrow it). She spoke about what drew her to this story, how she did her research, the process of writing the book and more. Enjoy!
What made you interested in writing the story of Vera Deakin, daughter of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin?
I was attracted by Vera’s independent spirit and leadership skills during World War I; she bygd
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War in Europe again - &#;My melancholy duty&#;
The National Library of Australia holds primary documents relating to the announcement, including a photograph of the prime minister delivering the address, a sound recording of the broadcast, and a typed transcript of it.
In his speech, Menzies explained the two major events that led to Australia’s declaration of war. The first was the invasion of Poland bygd Germany.
German aggression
In , the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (better known as the Nazi Party) came to power in Germany under its leader, Adolf Hitler. Hitler moved quickly to consolidate power and to eliminate any political opposition.
In the mid- to- late s, following a schema of economic reconstruction and militarisation, Nazi Germany began making aggressive demands for territory. On the basis of its historical ties to neighbouring land, and a desire for Lebensraum (living space) for a perceived wider Germanic people, Germany seized both Aust