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W. A. (Sir John Forrest)
W. A. (Sir John Forrest)
W. A. (Sir John Forrest)

W. A. (Sir John Forrest), 1897

Julius Mendes Price, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney 1891, 1891

an unknown artist
Portrait, engravings on paper

Purchased 2009

W. A. (Sir John Forrest)

Hon. Sir John Forrest GCMG

Biography

Sir John Forrest (1847-1918), explorer and politician, trained as a surveyor and led an 1869 expedition in search of Ludwig Leichhardt.

2 portraits in the collection

Mabel Forrest

Mabel Forrest

Biography

Mabel Forrest (née Mills, 1872–1935), writer, was born near Yandilla on the Darling Downs and grew up on various cattle stations in the district, publishing her first poem at age ten.

1 portrait in the collection

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia

Sir Gerard Smith

Biography

Sir Gerard Smith (1839-1920), governor, was educated at Eton before purchasing a commission as an ensign and lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Regiment of Foot Guards, with whom he served in Canada in 1863-1864.

1 portrait in the collection

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