Prominent Profiles

Ben Chifley—Internationalist

Ben Chifley—Internationalist

 Ben Chifley—Internationalist, with Dr Julie Suares   What kind of person was Ben Chifley? Tell us about the people and circumstances that shaped his personality and his political career. Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley was born in Bathurst in regional New South Wales. A locomotive engine driver and unionist, he became Australia’s prime minister on 13 […]

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Geoffrey Bolton and the Writing of Australian History

Geoffrey Bolton and the Writing of Australian History

 By Lyndon Megarrity     Can you provide us with a broad overview of Geoffrey Bolton’s life and career? Born in Perth in 1931, Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton was educated at Wesley College, Perth, with the assistance of a scholarship. As Bolton himself noted, his decision to become an historian was taken at around the age […]
Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck

Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck

First, a few facts. Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck was born on 1 April 1905 in Fremantle, the second of four surviving children to dedicated Salvation Army officers Ethel Meernaa Hasluck and Patience Eliza Hasluck (née Wooler). After entering the Commonwealth Department of External Affairs in 1941 and rising rapidly, he became a central figure […]
Sir Earle Page

Sir Earle Page

by Stephen Wilks