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Excerpt from From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister Hughes of Australia, the Man of the Hour
High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia. (thrice Prime Minister of Australia.) about thirty-two years ago, a youth Of twenty, dreaming the dreams Of his age and race, first made footprints on the great continent Of Australia, which he now rules as first citizen of the Commonwealth.
William Morris Hughes did not begin his career over yonder with feather-bed experiences. He tackled jobs that fell Short of his ideals left them shouldered his swag, and, with a mate, took a short cut through the bush in search of fairer fields and busier haunts of men; lost his way; was found; Since when he has never looked back.
When he landed there, a Federated Australia was the Vision Of few, though the need of a Central Govern ment to effectively deal with Australian matters was then urgent.
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