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Australian figures and notes from public life
A London and Australian focus piece reviews Andrew Hisher born in Kilmarnock and Sydney figures like Syd Gregory and Hugh Mahon. It contrasts politics, sport, immigration, and press circles, noting Chinese influx, boxing chatter between Burns and Johnson, and archbishop interventions amid publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hisher
Kilmarnock
Australia
Andy Dawson
Queensland
Fisher
N.S.W. Sporting Papers
Syd. Gregory
England
Syd
W. G. Grace
Gregory
Blackham
Parliament
New South Wales
Burns
Johnson
Anglican Synod
Sydney Harbor
Port Philip Bay
McIntosh