WEST AUSTRALIANA Biography
First Edition. Steadfast Knight is a biography of Sir Hal Colebatch. Having left school at the age of eleven, Hal Colebatch began his working life as a junior reporter in early 1890s Adelaide. He reported the gold rush from the Coolgardie mines and was a respected journalist in Perth before becoming Premier of Western Australia. Throughout his life Colebatch survived an assassination attempt, was a federal senator, became Agent-General in London and met some of the twentieth centurys’ most famous international figures including Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Herbert Hoover, Mussolini and Helen Keller. Written by Colebatch’s son, Steadfast Knight is an entertaining, lively appreciation of a colourful and influential political figure.
319 p. : ports. ; 23 cm. #0921
Steadfast Knight: A Life of Sir Hal Colebatch
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Additional Information
| Author | Colebatch, Hal G. P.; Foreword Geoffrey Blainey |
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| Number of pages | 319 p. : ports. ; 23 cm. |
| Publisher | Fremantle Arts Centre Press |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Binding Type | Softcover |
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| Book Condition | Very Good + |
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