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The role of governor.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
SIR: In your December issue there is a review by Peter Coleman of Sir David Smith's book Head of State. I emphasise that I have not read the book, but I presume that Mr Coleman has, and that his references to it are accurate. On those assumptions, and without challenging Mr Coleman, I make two points.
Sir David is apparently "particularly scornful of the former premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr, for his degrading of the office of state Governor--evicting him from Government House, and dismissing him (or her) from conducting the ancient ceremony of the official opening of Parliament".
First, I was the Governor concerned. I was not evicted in the literal sense since I was never in, nor was I in any metaphorical sense, since "eviction" implies conflict, but my wife and I strongly supported the premier's proposal to discontinue the use of Government House as a dedicated vice-regal residence and open it to the public. We thought this fight in principle, and since we had just completed rebuilding a home for our ...
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- News wire article from: Thai Press Reports February 25, 2009 700+ words
...from Sanam Luang to Government House to protest against...Yellow Shirts occupied Government House and seized both Suvarnabhumi...Puea Thai member of parliament, said his movement...protesters to surround Government House on all its four sides...
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- News wire article from: BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency March 26, 2009 700+ words
...siege to the Government House Thursday in...Abhisit in Parliament. The United...month ago at Government House and are hoping...to guard the Government House and stop them...dissolve the parliament and call for...
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- Magazine article from: The Vietnam News Agency February 28, 2009 700+ words
...protesting in front of Government House to press for their...their campaign at Government House, but will return...had surrounded Government House since Feb. 24. They demanded that Parliament be dissolved and...
- Thailand: PAD seizes temporary 'Government House' at Don Mueang airport.
- News wire article from: Thai Press Reports November 26, 2008 700+ words
...occupied the temporary Government House at Don Mueang since...rally site in the Government House to join the PAD there...main stage in the Government House compound that the...successfully blocking Parliament and preventing the...
Source: HighBeam Research, The role of governor.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)