Edmund Barton: A Short Biography with Student Activities

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Edmund Barton (1849-1920)
Edmund Barton might have become one of Australia's greatest ever cricket umpires until politics got in the way. Standing behind the bowler's arm or at square leg, he was always fair and impartial. That's how he was as a politician too.  He could lead angry men, from opposite sides of an argument, to agree to one solution. A champion of the federation of the Australian colonies, the first prime minister and a member of the High Court of Australia, it could be argued that Federation would never have happened without him. Edmund Barton was definitely one of the most influential people in Australian history. He also ate too much and drank too much! 

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Activities book (40 pages). School site licence.

• Reading and Comprehension Test
• Language Conventions Test
• Time Trial
• Crossword
• Interview
• Research activity
• Answers