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basically nominal, anyway. There were no duties that David had to perform as leader. If Mawson had really been reluctant, he could have refused the position. Since there was only three of them, walking together towards the rendezvous, there was really no need to appoint a leader. Talking about David's unfitness is also misleading, as all of them were on the point of death. All these facts can be found in Branagan.--
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numbers of Edgeworths on the family tree (and an Edgeworthia) down at least to Professor Michael Edgeworth McIntyre, TWED's great-grandson. To return to the inverted commas, the first line of the entry for Rudyard Kipling, for instance, does not commence Joseph "Rudyard" Kipling despite him being popularly known by a middle name. Cheers - TWED's gg-granddaughter-in-law
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I have amended the text to remove the suggestion that Mawson was reluctant to take charge. The fact is that he resented David being leader from the start. David documented Mawson's aggressive attitude in his diary. The other two men became increasingly antagonistic to David. The leadership role was
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Putting Edgeworth in inverted commas seems to imply that it was a nickname, which it was not. It was a family middle name that TWED happened to use as his chosen given name instead of Tannatt (acquired via his great-grandmother Heriot Cunningham Tannatt) or William (from his father). There are
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Edgeworth David Garden is a public park in Hornsby. The house is owned by Hornsby Council but is rented out as a private residence. Neal Park, which was previously mentioned in the article, is nearby, not the same as Edgeworth David Garden.
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Having just read Brannigan's biography of Edgeworth David, I've started doing some work on associated articles, and am about to add an infobox to this one, after which I will be expanding and tidying up the supporting text. Cheers,
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David's most significant achievements were discovering the major Hunter Valley coalfield in New South Wales and leading the first expedition to reach the South Magnetic Pole. He also served with distinction in World War
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Really ? The single most significant mining event of WWI and an officer in an Army which doesn't even have a Mining Corps is responsible for the operation ? I doubt it. Refs please ! -
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I have tried to do this and have cut out a lot of material that is too POV or irrelevant. It still needs work.--
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On 7 June 1917 his wartime contribution culminated in the mining of German positions in the Battle of Messines
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I also don't know why we're using the phrase "wooded estate". It's not an Australian expression.--
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OK, but who said that? His highest honour was his knighthood and that was for his war service.--
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Unfortunately the guidelines and examples in Knowledge's Manual of Style mainly refer to
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David enlisted as a Major, at age 58, one of the oldest enlisted men on the Allied side
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A most admorable man, but there are two big calls here that sound unlikley to me: 1)
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