6664 Sir James Robert Dickson Scrapbook, 1873-1901.

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6664 Sir James Robert Dickson Scrapbook, 1873-1901.

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Personal scrapbook and archive of Sir James Robert Dickson containing official documents, clippings, broadsides, electoral material, personal letters, etc covering the entire period of his political life from his election to the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Enoggera in 1873 up until his dramatic death in the first days of the Federal Parliament in 1901.

0.07 linear metres.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8139916

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Dickson, James Robert Sir, 1832-1901.

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Premier from 1 October 1898 to 1 December 1899 From the description of OM67-13 Sir James Robert Dickson Papers, 1886-1900. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755719718 Sir Dickson is a significant figure in the early history of Queensland, in business and especially politics. As Premier of Queensland, Dickson, with Sir Samuel Griffith, was the leading proponent of the Federal cause in that colony. He was appointed Minister of Defence in the first Commonwealth Ministr...