Another wild colonial boy? : Francis de Groot and the Harbour Bridge

Andrew Moore

Another wild colonial boy? : Francis de Groot and the Harbour Bridge

Andrew Moore

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This paper charts the terrain of de GrootÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s career and revisits the question of his ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“IrishnessÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢. It argues that the roots of the political odyssey that led de Groot to assume the mantle of AustraliaÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s best-remembered fascist, his family background and life experiences, were part and parcel of his Irish identity as much as they indicated his role as a prominent member of SydneyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s Establishment. In a paradoxical sense, de Groot should be located within the rebel tradition. Unlike Bold Jack Donahue, the convict rebel, Francis de Groot was wealthy and well-connected among AustraliaÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s elite. But he could still lay claim to being another ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“wild colonial boyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢.

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Journal	Australian Journal of Irish Studies
Publication status	Published - 2002

Keywords

De Groot, Francis Edward
Irish
New Guard (Australia)
New South Wales
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.)
biography

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