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Hi Maustrauser, I notice in the article on Sir Henry Parkes a reference to him owning"several" newspapers including "The Empire", "The People's Advocate" and " The New South Wales Vindicator". I notice that this information appears to come from a reference to Roderick Flannagan which you have compiled. Being one of his great great grandchildren, I have done considerable reading and research on Henry. I read with interest you reference to him owning several newspapers. I am of course aware of the Empire but had not read or come across any prior reference to him owning the "The People's Advocate" and " The New South Wales Vindicator". Would you be kind enough to point me towards your references so that I can research this further. Thanks Henry* 03:06, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
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I find this an odd claim as there are earlier works. Was this statement really made? Dougg 01:43, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Well, pretty strange as it's clearly not the earliest. Curr's mammoth 'The Australian Race' was published two years before, in 1886. And there were works that fit the description earlier than that. Sad (and ironic) to see such lack of knowledge in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee of the Queensland Bicentennial Council. How about I change '...saying that reprinting...' to '...claiming that reprinting...'? Dougg 03:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
Well, I've had a look at a copy--the original, not the reprint, so it didn't have the statement by Don Watson. It looks reasonably typical of its time, so I can't see why Don Watson thought so highly of it. I know he did a PhD in history, but I'm not sure what his specialty was (unfortunately his Wikipedia entry doesn't say). I'll go ahead and make the change I mentioned above. Dougg 11:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
No, unfortunately I'm not rich enough to afford the original! I had a look at a copy at AIATSIS. Dougg 00:19, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
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Hi Maustrauser, I notice in the article on Sir Henry Parkes a reference to him owning"several" newspapers including "The Empire", "The People's Advocate" and " The New South Wales Vindicator". I notice that this information appears to come from a reference to Roderick Flannagan which you have compiled. Being one of his great great grandchildren, I have done considerable reading and research on Henry. I read with interest you reference to him owning several newspapers. I am of course aware of the Empire but had not read or come across any prior reference to him owning the "The People's Advocate" and " The New South Wales Vindicator". Would you be kind enough to point me towards your references so that I can research this further. Thanks Henry* 03:06, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
Re the para:
I find this an odd claim as there are earlier works. Was this statement really made? Dougg 01:43, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Well, pretty strange as it's clearly not the earliest. Curr's mammoth 'The Australian Race' was published two years before, in 1886. And there were works that fit the description earlier than that. Sad (and ironic) to see such lack of knowledge in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee of the Queensland Bicentennial Council. How about I change '...saying that reprinting...' to '...claiming that reprinting...'? Dougg 03:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
Well, I've had a look at a copy--the original, not the reprint, so it didn't have the statement by Don Watson. It looks reasonably typical of its time, so I can't see why Don Watson thought so highly of it. I know he did a PhD in history, but I'm not sure what his specialty was (unfortunately his Wikipedia entry doesn't say). I'll go ahead and make the change I mentioned above. Dougg 11:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
No, unfortunately I'm not rich enough to afford the original! I had a look at a copy at AIATSIS. Dougg 00:19, 28 April 2006 (UTC)