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By Maev O'Collins
The location of Norfolk Island, as a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, is among the ancient anomalies in governance, which has continued given that 1914. It displays the direct ancient linkages among the British Crown and people Norfolk Islanders who have been descendants of Pitcairn Islanders of Mutiny at the Bounty popularity. but, as soon as Federation was once within the wind, the British govt, opposed to the expressed needs of the Norfolk Island group, sought to divest itself of all accountability for Norfolk Island. there's a apparently ‘Yes Minister’ caliber concerning the negotiations which result in the ultimate take-over by means of Australia, and the appointment of the 1st Commonwealth Administrator of Norfolk Island. The direct involvement of Atlee Hunt, then Secretary of the dep. of exterior Affairs, finally ensured the appointment of Michael Vincent Murphy. for you to do so finish, Hunt needed to fend off different candidates who have been busy ingratiating themselves with the Minister for exterior Affairs Patrick McMahon Glynn and the then major Minister Joseph prepare dinner. this can be basically a examine of the relationships among governors, politicians, public servants and group leaders through the years which the take-over of Norfolk Island, and of the fight of 1 Norfolk Islander, Charles Chase Ray Nobbs, opposed to Australian administrative authority.** [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library]
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A sincerely religious man, he made an eloquent speech in the Federal Convention in favour of the insertion of the words that are now in the preamble to the Constitution, “humbly relying on the blessing of Almighty God”. He made a close study of the problems of the Murray River, and wrote a very complete report on the legal questions involved. Along with many of his contemporaries in the new Federal Parliament, Glynn was continuously juggling his political, professional and family responsibilities.
8 Denison was a complex, multi-faceted personality. Contemporary and historical evaluations suggest that he was concerned at the treatment of Aborigines and was ready to support his wife in her philanthropic endeavours. However, a contrasting image is that he was arrogant and over-confident. He initially supported John Price but finally agreed that the penal colony on Norfolk Island should be abandoned. See C. H. Currey, entry for Sir William Thomas Denison, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4:46–53, 1972, and Alison Alexander, Governors Ladies: the Wives and Mistresses of Van Dieman’s Land, Sandy Bay, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 1987:128–146.
In 1909, an attempt was made to resolve the matter and a Bill was introduced to the Australian Parliament. Atlee Hunt was now Secretary of the Department of External Affairs and Murphy, the Officer in Charge of Norfolk Island Affairs, was an old colleague from his early years in the New South Wales Lands Department. 7 The Bill finally lapsed but there were lingering feelings that both sides had been arrogant and unbending. Nonetheless, negotiations continued and it was clearly inevitable that the Commonwealth would finally assume full control of Norfolk Island.