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Sir Peter John Derham AC KStJ (21 August 1925 – 24 September 2008) was an Australian business executive and philanthropist who was Managing Director of conglomerate, Nylex Plastics. Derham graduated from Melbourne Grammar School in 1943, followed by his completion of a BSc at the University of Melbourne in 1959. [ 1 ]
Frederick John Walcott Derham (21 July 1900 – 12 May 1953) was an Australian entrepreneurial businessman who founded what would become known as Nylex in 1927. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] John Derham grew up in Melbourne , where he studied at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School . [ 1 ]
Sir David Plumley Derham KBE CMG (13 May 1920 – 1 September 1985) was an Australian jurist and university administrator. He was an expert in Australian constitutional law . In 1963, he became the Foundation Dean of Monash University Law School , which is now called the David Derham School of Law in his honour.
Frances (Frankie) Derham was born to parents of Irish heritage; Ellen Mary Anderson (née White-Spunner) and Joshua Thomas Noble Anderson, a civil engineer.A sister was Alice Anderson, mechanic, chauffeur and Kew Garage proprietor who ran a pioneering women's taxi service.
William Derham was the son of Thomas Derham. He was born at Stoulton, in Worcestershire, England. He was educated at Blockley, Gloucestershire, and at Trinity College, Oxford, from 1675 to 1679. [1] He was ordained on 29 May 1681. In 1682, he became vicar of Wargrave, Berkshire, and from 1689 to 1735 he was Rector at Upminster, Essex.
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Australian novelist Thomas Keneally, in a review for The New York Times, described the book as "an authoritative and engrossing record," stating that "although the story of the convict system has recently been covered by a number of Australian historians, this account, richly peopled with bizarre and compelling characters, is probably the most full-blooded and monumental treatment the subject ...
The five living U.S. presidents — Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — reunited to honor the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, Jan. 9, a date ...