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	Edmund Barton (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Barton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the ninth child of William Barton, a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
		Barton was a strong advocate of the federation of the Australian colonies, and after the death of Sir Henry Parkes he effectively led the federal movement.
		Barton was elected unopposed to the new Parliament, and his Protectionist Party won enough seats to form a government with the support of the Labor Party.
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	Edmund Barton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Edmund Barton GCMG PC QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.
		Barton was born in Sydney, the ninth child of William Barton, a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
		Barton was a strong advocate of the federation of the Australian colonies, and after the death of Sir Henry Parkes he effectively led the federal movement in New South Wales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edmund_Barton (1037 words)

	Prime Minister: Sir Edmund Barton
		Edmund Barton was born on 18 January 1849 in Hereford Street, Glebe, in Sydney to William and Mary Louise Barton.
		Edmund Barton was a leading advocate of Federation, fired equally by Henry Parkes' speech at Tenterfield on 24 October 1889 and by Tasmanian lawyer and politician Andrew Inglis Clark.
		Barton was subsequently nominated by the Council as a New South Wales delegate to the National Australasian Convention in Sydney in 1891.
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	Sir Edmund Barton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Barton, convinced that federation was the key to Australia's future, allied himself to the Federalists led by Sir Henry Parkes.
		Barton led the Protectionist Party, which started to tackle the problems of Australian defence, creation of courts to adjudicate on the Constitution and on industrial relations, a unified tariff system and the implementation of the White Australia Policy being demanded by many Australians.
		Edmund Barton married Jane (Jean) Mason Ross in 1877.
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	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Edmund Barton
		The Rt Hon Sir Edmund Barton, PC, GCMG, etc., the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, was born at Glebe, Sydney, on January 18, 1849 and died at Mellow Bath in January, 1920.
		Sir Edmund Barton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the ninth child of William Barton, a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
		Barton was a moderate conservative, and advanced liberals in his party disliked his relaxed attitude to political life.
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	Barton, Sir Edmund - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		BARTON, SIR EDMUND [Barton, Sir Edmund] 1849-1920, Australian jurist and statesman.
		He was a leader in the movement for Australian federation, and became the first prime minister of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
		THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND THE EARLS OF MARCH: GARTER KNIGHTS AND SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
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	Edmund Barton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton, was born in Sydney on 18 January 1849 and qualified as a lawyer from the University of Sydney after lecturing in Classics.
		Barton was joined by Deakin and Kingston as the three member delegation sent to Westminster to negotiate the Constitution Bill.
		Barton's legal knowledge was valuable in the appeals to the Privy Council during the bill's passage.
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	Edmund Barton, Sir Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Edmund Barton was born on Jan. 18, 1849, in Sydney and was educated there, graduating from the University of Sydney.
		When the aging Sir Henry Parkes retired, Barton accepted leadership of the federalists in New South Wales, and he kept the issue of colonial union alive in the face of strong opposition within the colonial legislature.
		Barton's administration quickly gained parliamentary approval for the Immigration Restriction Act, blocking admission of Asians by giving the immigration examiner the right to impose a dictation test in any European language he cared to choose.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Barton,
		Barton, Sir Edmund BARTON, SIR EDMUND [Barton, Sir Edmund] 1849-1920, Australian jurist and statesman.
		Barton, Elizabeth BARTON, ELIZABETH [Barton, Elizabeth] 1506?-1534, English prophet, called the Maid of Kent or the Nun of Kent.
		She was a domestic servant who, after a period of illness, began (c.1525) to go into trances and to utter prophecies, which were claimed to be of divine origin.
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		Barton led the sittings of the 1897-98 Federal Convention, with its sittings in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and played a major role in supporting the Constitution that, after two referendums, was adopted in 1899.
		, the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed at a ceremony in Centennial Park, Sydney, and at that ceremony Edmund Barton was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia.
		In 1903 Barton was appointed Senior Puisne Judge of the High Court of Australia which he remained until 1920.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/sunspec/barton/barton.htm (335 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography Ba (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Barton was one of the representatives of New South Wales at the convention which met at Sydney in March 1891 and was a member of the constitutional committee.
		Barton entered the legislative assembly again in 1891 as a member for East Sydney, and when in October Parkes was defeated the old leader recognized that his health would not allow him to stand the strain of political leadership.
		Barton had fought a long and strenuous campaign for federation, but that cause was won, and he had no liking for the atmosphere of intrigue that was now developing in the federal house.
	www.gutenberg.net.au.cob-web.org:8888 /dictbiog/0-dict-biogBa.html (20170 words)

	Edmund Barton
		Sir Edmund Barton was Australia's first Prime Minister.
		Royal Assent was received in July 1900 and Edmund Barton was appointed as the first Australian Prime Minister.
		In 1902 he was knighted and became SIR Edmund Barton.
	members.tripod.com /virtaus4/volume6/prime_ministers/edmund_barton.htm (349 words)

	Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Barton is of course named after Sir Edmund Barton, our first Prime Minister, who was a High Court judge.
		It was Sir Edmund Barton who led the delegation to London on the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Bill, which became our constitution.
		It was taken to put planes over the homes of the people of Barton; to literally intrude on their private property — because the concept of property goes from the ground upwards — without giving them the right to be heard, again under the catchcry of `mandate'.
	www.aph.gov.au /house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=JK6 (2017 words)

	Sir Edmund Barton (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Australia's first Prime Minister, Sir Edmund Barton, was born in Hereford Street, Glebe in 1849.
		He attended Fort Street School and the University of Sydney and rose to prominence in NSW politics before strongly supporting the push for the Federation of Australia's states.
		Edmund Barton was our Prime Minister from 1901 to 1903 and is noteworthy for being one of the few Australian Prime Ministers to leave office at a time of his own choosing.
	www.glebesociety.org.au.cob-web.org:8888 /AboutGlebe/History/Barton.htm (183 words)

	Edmund Barton (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rt Hon Edmund Barton Sir Edmund Barton (January 18 1849 – January 7 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.
		After a controversial umpiring decision by Barton's fellow umpire, the crowd spilled onto the pitch, leading to international cricket's first riot.
		Barton helped to defuse the situation, and gained much favourable publicity for his efforts, which helped him politically; Barton successfully stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assemby for the University of Sydney constituency later in the year.
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	Australia's Prime Ministers - Meet a PM - Barton
		One of the key architects of Australia’s Constitution, Barton became the new nation’s first Prime Minister at a grand ceremony in Centennial Park, Sydney, on 1 January 1901.
		Crowds greet the new Prime Minister Edmund Barton (third from left) and Governor-General Lord Hopetoun (third from right), as they leave the rotunda in Sydney's Centennial Park, where the Commonwealth of Australia was born on 1 January 1901.
		Admired for his intellect and calm temper, Barton’s glowing eyes revealed a keen sense of humour, while his ample girth was evidence of a love of good food, fine wine and stimulating conversation.
	primeministers.naa.gov.au /meetpm.asp?pmId=2 (176 words)

	Edmund Barton - Biography (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Edmund Barton was born in Glebe Sydney in 1849 to William and Mary Louise (née Whydah).
		A clever boy with a love of literature, music and art, Barton was educated at Fort Street Model School and Sydney Grammar School.
		The lives of Barton and O’Connor would run parallel courses; each dedicated to the cause of Federation, both members of Australia’s first Federal Cabinet, and, ultimately, both would sit on the nation’s first High Court.
	www.nla.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888 /barton/pages/biography-01.html (85 words)

	Sir Barton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner and had to face many obstacles to reach this prostegious standing.
		Sir Barton was foaled in 1916, the son of Star Shoot out of Lady Sterling.
		Sir Edmund Barton was Prime Minister from 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903.
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	Barton Sir Edmund - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Barton Sir Edmund - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Barton, Sir Edmund (1849-1920), Australian statesman, first prime minister of Australia.
		Born on January 18, 1849, in Sydney, Barton became a...
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	National Archives of Australia - Fact Sheet 210 - Prime Minister Edmund Barton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Commissioned to form the first Commonwealth government by the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, Barton was sworn in as Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs on 1 January 1901.
		The National Archives holds a range of records relating to Edmund Barton both as a federation figure, his term as the nation’s first Prime Minister, and his years as a judge of the High Court.
		Commissions empowering Sir Samuel Griffith and Sir Edmund Barton to administer the oath and affirmation of allegiance to members of the Senate and House of Representatives
	www.naa.gov.au /publications/fact_sheets/fs210.html (754 words)

	Famous Australians
		On 31 December 1900, Edmund Barton, a Protectionist, became the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia.
		Barton resigned as Prime Minister in September 1903 to take a seat on the Bench of the High Court.
		Daisy Bates, whose maiden name was O'Dwyer Hunt, was a well-known wit and beauty in the salons of Dublin and London before she migrated to Australia in 1884, in the hope of curing a spot on her lung.
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	Alfred Deakin
		A founder member of the Australian parliament he was Attorney-General and deputy prime minister in Sir Edmund Barton's ministry and became prime minister on Barton's resignation in 1903.
		Deakin was Attorney-General in the first federal government, the youngest member of the ministry, and became Barton's closest friend and adviser.
		On Barton's resignation in September 1903, Deakin was chosen as prime minister at age 47.
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	Federation : The Guide to Records (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Barton came to Australia in 1827 as the first resident secretary of the Australian Agricultural Company.
		His son Sir Edmund Barton, 1849-1920, a barrister, served in the Legislative Assembly 1879, 1880-87, 1891-94, 1898-99 and the Legislative Council 1887-91, 1897-98.
		Barton was a historian and literary critic and brother of Sir E Barton, federationist and first Prime Minister of Australia.
	www.naa.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888 /Publications/Research_Guides/fedguide/making/nsw/nsw13.htm (482 words)

	Andros Sir Edmund - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Andros Sir Edmund - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Andros, Sir Edmund (1637-1714), English governor in colonial America.
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	Sir Henry Parkes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Born in 1815, Sir Henry Parkes was a famous journalist and politician.
		He was a great advocate of Federation (although his work was marred by personal quarrels with Sir Edmund Barton).
		In 1880 he called an Intercolonial Conference to discuss Chinese immigration problem and all states (except Western Australia) agreed to impose restrictions.
	www.schools.ash.org.au /anps/Sir_Henry_Parkes.htm (291 words)

	Australian Federation - B list - Microforms for sale
		Barton, Sir Edmund — Correspondence, 1887–1919, with index to correspondents compiled in the Mitchell Library.
		Barton, Sir Edmund — Folders [26] of various documents concerning Sir Edmund Barton and the Barton Family,
		Includes Government House, Sydney, Visitors' book, May 1899 to October 1900, and correspondence, 1899–1900, with Sir Matthew Harris and James Hogue.
	www.sl.nsw.gov.au /microform/federation/b.cfm (203 words)

	The National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway - Sir Edmund Barton (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway - Sir Edmund Barton (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)
		The National Library of Australian has large archival holdings of Federation identities Edmund Barton (1849-1920), first Prime Minister of Australia, lawyer and High Court judge at location MS 51 (digitised on http://nla.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888/nla.ms-ms51) and Melbourne-born journalist, lawyer and Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin (1856-1919) (MS 1540).
		The Barton Papers (MS 51) are the first comprehensive archive of personal papers digitised by the National Library.
	www.nla.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888 /guides/federation/people/barton.html (428 words)

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