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Sunshine and shade : a diplomatic and political memoir / David Miles Connolly.

Sunshine and shade : a diplomatic and political memoir / David Miles Connolly.
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ISBN 9781922582744
Author Connolly, D. M. (David Miles), 1939- (author)
Title Sunshine and shade : a diplomatic and political memoir / David Miles Connolly.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Adelaide : ATF Press, 2022.
Description xix, 441 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Note Includes index.
Summary This book is a political and personal memoir. In the book David Miles Connolly has drawn on family and historical influences which affected his trajectory in life. His early years were in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. During World War Two he was evacuated with his mother to Australia. Back in Ceylon, he saw the end of the British Empire in South East Asia. The book mentions his role in his time in the Australian Federal Parliament in (1970s-1990s), when the Liberal Party was in opposition and he served on various committees. After politics he was High Commissioner in South Africa during the time when Nelson Mandela was President and later accompanied him to the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Subjects Connolly, D. M.(David Miles),1939-
Liberal Party of Australia -- Biography
Politicians -- Australia -- Biography
Diplomats -- Australia -- Biography
Australia -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Call number 2023.047
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General Collection   . Available to Museum Staff .  
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