On the edges of history : a memoir of law, books and politics / Michael Sexton.
On the edges of history : a memoir of law, books and politics / Michael Sexton.
On the edges of history : a memoir of law, books and politics / Michael Sexton.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : Connor Court, 2015.
Ballarat, VIC Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd, 2015.
Date
2015.
Call Numbers
H 2016/295
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
270 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Solicitor-general: centre stage in the law -- 2. The way we lived then: a child of the 1950s -- 3. Crime and punishment: counsel for the prosecution -- 4. Outward bound: Melbourne to Washington -- 5. The great crash: inside the Whitlam government -- 6. Publish and be damned: re-writing history --...
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Publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : Connor Court, 2015.
Ballarat, VIC Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd, 2015.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2015.
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Michael Sexton has taken part in and recorded some of the most interesting history of Australia's post-war years. He tells the story here of his major cases as a lawyer, many of them as Solicitor General for New South Wales, and of his long involvement with politics and public administration. He recounts the controversies surrounding some of his ow...
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Full title
On the edges of history : a memoir of law, books and politics / Michael Sexton.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references ([251]-257) and index.
Mitchell Library copy held at H 2016/295 : Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2016.
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Date Copyright
©2015.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/295
Record Identifier
74VKzWPKglwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzWPKglwX
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ISBN
9781925138641
DDC
340.092
MMS ID
991023497419702626
