Sir Robert Menzies and Deakin No 14
Sir Robert Menzies is Australia's longest serving Prime Minister. He was PM for 18 years during the outbreak of WW2- from Churchill and...
Events in 1908 - Deakin's Prayers 18
Cr Bourke Street and Elizabeth St looking south to Flinders St Station 1920 Deakin was coming to the end of his second term as Prime...
Deakin's dreams of Dying - Prayer 17
Around 1890 Deakin had a dream or premonition that he was going to die. It concerned him enough that at the age of 34, 8 years after...
Deakin's Bill to teach Religion in State Schools. 16
Deakin was very out spoken about the importance of getting religion taught in all government run state schools and he believed it was a...
Protection of Animals Act - Prayer 15
Deacon was passionate about protecting the weak and innocent. This explains why he was the President of the Victorian Society for...
Deakin Resigns on his first day- Prayers No 13
February 1879 Alfred Deakin was elected as a member of the Victorian Parliament Legislative Assembly. Seen in this photo above on far...
Federation Deakin and Parkes, Prayer No12
Sir Henry Parkes often gets the title of being Australia's father of Federation, as he did make a famous speech in Tenterfield NSW in...
Alfred Deakin, John Forrest and Fortescue Metals ( Prayers No 11)
Deakin, Forrest and Fortescue metals John Forrest was an explorer, Premier of Western Australia and Minister of Defence in Barton's...
Deakin - A Man of Character. Prayer No 10
Deakin - A Man of Character. On one of Deakin's official Government trips to London he was given £1000 to cover his expenses. He shocked...
Deakins Prayers - No 9. Walter Murdoch, great uncle to Rupert Murdoch of News Corp
Walter was a young man and a journalist for the Argus when he met Alfred Deakin. Deakin was also journalist for the Age during his 20's,...
