Letters of Sir Samuel Griffith to Lady Musgrave, 1890-1901

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Fifteen letters from the Queensland politician and judge, Sir Samuel Griffith, to Lady Musgrave following her return to England in 1888.

They refer to a photograph of Sir Anthony Musgrave, Griffith's visit to Western Australia, the 1890 Federal Conference in Melbourne, John Macrossan, Sir henry Parkes, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, the formation of a coalition ministry with McIlwraith, the 1890 maritime strike, the death of Griffith's father (1891), industrial troubles, the 1891 Federal Convention, the separation movement in Queensland, the 1891 shearers' strike, economic depression, Griffith's visits to New Guinea, his decision to move to the Supreme Court (1893), Lord Jersey, Sir Charles Lilley, the death of lady Musgrave's father, his work as Chief Justice of Queensland, the Federation movement, the disruptive role of George Reid, the 1899 federation poll, Griffith's translations of Dante, Sir William Dickson, Sir Robert Philp, the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1901, the drafting of the Judiciary Bill, the Barton ministry, and the death of Queen Victoria.

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