Andrew Bent : father of the free press in Australia / Sally Bloomfield and Craig Collins
- Bib ID:
- 7888170
- Author:
- Bloomfield, Sally, 1947-, author
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- Archived at ANL
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- [Australiam Capital Territory] : Sally Bloomfield and Craig Collins
- 1 online resource
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- PANDORA electronic collection.
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- Mode of access: Available Online. Address as at 02/01/2019: https://andrew-bent.life/
- Summary:
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"The life and legacy of Andrew Bent has been hard to reconstruct. The documentary record is fragmented and dispersed. His origins trace to the London underworld and he died utterly destitute - like so many of his kind left invisible to history. In between, he fits the archetype of 'the convict made good'. Yet it seemed to suit others, but also his own values, volition and proficiencies, for Bent to be the one to raise his head and pave the way for the free press in the Australian colonies. Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur was caught completely by surprise. Bent paid a heavy price - partly as a soft target, partly self-inflicted. Beneath the acres of print composed at his hands - and his public trials and tribulations - we begin to glimpse the man and hear the cockney accent of his voice. This website gathers together many fragments, as a prelude to our book telling Bent's story within the larger context of his times. Of that story, there is so much more to be told..."-- The Andrew Bent Project.
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- Collins, Craig, author
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