Through Orient to Occident / by H.E. Pratten.
Through Orient to Occident / by H.E. Pratten.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[Australia? : s.n., between 1911 and 1914]
Date
between 1911 and 1914]
Call Numbers
H 2016/1209
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
64 p. ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Northern Australia -- 2. Malaya -- 3. Tin Mining in Malaya -- 4. Asiatic Labor -- 5.Glimpses of Eastern Life -- 6. Sidelights on the East -- 7. The New Chinaman -- 8. Dalny and Port Arthur -- 9. Manchuria and the Japanese -- 10. The Trans-Siberian Railway -- 11. A Peep at Russia -- 12. A Glimpse...
Publication information
Publisher
[Australia? : s.n., between 1911 and 1914]
Date Published
between 1911 and 1914]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Booklet published by Herbert Edward Pratten recounting his travels through Asia. Pratten was impressed by Chinese skills in business but felt strongly that Australia should maintain the White Australia Policy.
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Full title
Through Orient to Occident / by H.E. Pratten.
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Notes
Additional physical form availability note
Also available online :http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52864470
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Biographical note
Herbert Edward Pratten (1865-1928) was a manufacturer, mining entrepreneur and politician. Between 1905 and 1912, he had been elected three times an alderman of Ashfield, serving as mayor from 1909 to 1911. He was President of the New South Wales Chamber of Manufacturers (1912-14) and in 1917 he was elected to the Federal Parliament and served as s...
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Call Numbers
H 2016/1209
Record Identifier
74VKz5W4pOZl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKz5W4pOZl
Other Identifiers
DDC
915.0441
MMS ID
991023631419702626
