'The brilliant biography of one of Australia's most powerful men a special book.' The Age 'The best biography written by an Australian; the best biography written about an Australian.' Sir Richard Kirby For forty years Sir Garfield Barwick stood at the centre of power in Australia. He was an advocate who saved the private banks from Chifley and fought to destroy the Communist Party. He was the Attorney-General who reformed the divorce laws and the Foreign Minister who put Australian troops in Vietnam. He was the Chief ...
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'The brilliant biography of one of Australia's most powerful men a special book.' The Age 'The best biography written by an Australian; the best biography written about an Australian.' Sir Richard Kirby For forty years Sir Garfield Barwick stood at the centre of power in Australia. He was an advocate who saved the private banks from Chifley and fought to destroy the Communist Party. He was the Attorney-General who reformed the divorce laws and the Foreign Minister who put Australian troops in Vietnam. He was the Chief Justice who broke down the tax laws, dramatically advanced the power of Canberra and gave Sir John Kerr the constitutional imprimatur to dismiss the Whitlam government. Barwick is the portrait of a complex and driven man who began life in the Sydney slums, a man totally committed to the exercise of power and utterly certain of the rightness of his beliefs. It is also a remarkable insight into the inner workings of Australia's supreme legal institution. Winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award, Barwick is an Australian classic.
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Add this copy of Barwick to cart. $32.94, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1980 by George Allen & Unwin.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. x, 330pp, index, notes, case index, appendix, bw ills. Black cloth in jacket. Minor foxing to top edge and prelims. Biography of Sir Garfield Barwick who, for 40 years, stood at the centre of power in Australia. He served as Attorney_general, Foreign Minister, and Chief Justice. Among other accomplishments he put Australian troops into Vietnam, negotiated the treaty for the US military base at North West Cape, steered Australia through the troubles with Indonesia and gave John Kerr the constitutional imprimatur to dismiss the Whitlam government.
Add this copy of Barwick: 2nd Edition to cart. $40.81, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Allen & Unwin Pty LTD.
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Add this copy of Barwick: 2nd Edition to cart. $88.61, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Allen & Unwin Pty LTD.
