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Author Hazlehurst, Cameron, 1941- author.

Title Ten journeys to Cameron's farm : an Australian tragedy / Cameron Hazlehurst
Published Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU E Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 670 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Series ANU. Lives series in biography
ANU.Lives series in biography.
Summary Three decades after what he called 'a dreadful air crash, almost within sight of my windows' Robert Menzies wrote 'I shall never forget that terrible hour; I felt that for me the end of the world had come ... ' Ten Journeys to Cameron's Farm tells the lives of the ten men who perished in Duncan Cameron's Canberra property on 13 August 1940: three Cabinet ministers, the Chief of the General Staff, two senior staff members, and the RAAF crew of four. The inquiries into the accident, and the aftermath for the Air Force, government, and bereaved families are examined. Controversial allegations are probed: did the pilot F/Lt Bob Hitchcock cause the crash or was the Minister for Air Jim Fairbairn at the controls? 'Cameron Hazlehurst is a story-teller, one of the all-too rare breed who can write scholarly works which speak to a wider audience. In the most substantial, original, and authoritative account of the Canberra aircraft accident of August 1940 he provides unique insights into a critical, poignant moment in Australian history. Hazlehurst's account is touched with irony and quirks, set within a framework of political, social, and military history, distinctions of class, education, and rank, and the machinations of parliamentary and service politics and of the 'official mind'. The research is meticulous and wide-ranging, the analysis is always balanced, and the writing at once skilful and compelling. This is a work of an exceptional historian.' (Ian Hancock, author of Nick Greiner: A Political Biography, John Gorton: He Did It His Way, and National and Permanent? The Federal Organisation of the Liberal Party of Australia) 'Ten Journeys to Cameron's Farm is a monumental work of historical research pegged on a single, lethal moment at the apex of government at an extraordinarily sensitive time in Australia's history. The book embodies top drawer scholarship, deep sensitivity to antipodean class structures and sensibilities, and a nuanced understanding of both democratic and bureaucratic politics.' (Christine Wallace, author of Germaine Greer Untamed Shrew and The Private Don: the man behind the legend of Don Bradman)
Analysis Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978
Aircraft accidents
Biography
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978.
SUBJECT Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978 fast
Subject Aircraft accidents -- Australia -- Canberra (A.C.T.)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- History
Australasian and Pacific history.
History.
Humanities.
Regional and national history.
HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand.
Aircraft accidents
Politics and government
SUBJECT Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009599
Australia -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009594
Subject Australia
Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781925021011
1925021017
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