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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland
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'A man of democratic instincts, of strong if eccentric opinions, and of compassion, William Bland was a wonderfully colourful contributor to life in early Sydney. He was transported to New South Wales in 1814 after killing a fellow naval officer. Decades later, he was fêted as the 'Venerable Patriot of Australia' for working with William Wentworth in securing the colony's first elective legislature. As a doctor, he was renowned for his skill. He helped establish Sydney College, today's Sydney Grammar School. And as an inventor he was convinced that his plans for an airship could reduce the travelling time between Britain and NSW to just a few days.' (Publisher's blurb)

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  • Dedication: For Leigh, Adele, Anna and Felix

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Works about this Work

Robert Lehane : Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland Anthea Hyslop , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Historical Records of Australian Science , vol. 24 no. 1 2013; (p. 172-173)

— Review of Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland Robert Lehane , 2011 single work biography
[Untitled] Carol Liston , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 99 no. 1 2013; (p. 103-104)

— Review of Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland Robert Lehane , 2011 single work biography
[Untitled] Carol Liston , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 99 no. 1 2013; (p. 103-104)

— Review of Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland Robert Lehane , 2011 single work biography
Robert Lehane : Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland Anthea Hyslop , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Historical Records of Australian Science , vol. 24 no. 1 2013; (p. 172-173)

— Review of Duelling Surgeon, Colonial Patriot : The Remarkable Life of William Bland Robert Lehane , 2011 single work biography
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