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The defiant anti-conscriptionist : the curious life of E.H. Coombe / Helen Hennessey ; Patricia Booth.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781743059616
Author	Hennessey, Helen (author)
Title	The defiant anti-conscriptionist : the curious life of E.H. Coombe / Helen Hennessey ; Patricia Booth.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2022.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2022.
Description	209 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	"Ephraim Henry (Harry) Coombe was a 'self-made man' of strong principles. With no more than six years of formal schooling, he became a journalist, newspaper editor and member of parliament, representing the Barossa District for a total of 14 years. He advocated for proportional voting, women's suffrage, the extension of the railway to country towns, and against the closure of Lutheran schools during the First World War..." --back cover.
Subjects	Coombe, E. H.(Ephraim Henry),1858-1917
	Conscientious objectors -- Australia -- History
	Politicians -- South Australia -- Biography
	Journalists -- South Australia -- Biography
	South Australia -- History -- 19th century
	South Australia -- History -- 20th century
	South Australia -- Politics and government -- 19th century
	South Australia -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Booth, Patricia (author)
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Call number	2023.206

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