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- 1938 (Creation)
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1 l.; 21 cm.
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Randolph Bedford, born in 1868 in Sydney, became a journalist in the 1880s, founder of 'The Clarion' (1897-1909). Author of 5 novels, countless short stories, poetry, travel, descriptive and autobiographical work and the play 'The white man's land' which was staged in Melbourne in 1909. He was a member of the Qld Legislative Council, 1917-1923, and of its Legislative Assembly, 1923-1941. Randolph was the father of Eric Bedford, and grandfather of Liz Collins. He gained considerable wealth from goldmining in Western Australia.
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Handwritten letter on letterhead of 'Legislative Assembly, Queensland' from Randolph Bedford, dated 14 May 1938, to "Mrs. William James Gall" expressing sympathy on the death of her husband.
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- English
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- Gall, William James, 1867-1938 (Subject)
- Gall, Louise, 1872-1944 (Subject)
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Revised, Linda Justo, 22-Jun-2021.Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.