In the Name of Decent Citizens by Brian Wright

In the Name of Decent Citizens

The Trials of Frank De Groot

by Brian Wright

ABC Books, 2006, [First Edition], ISBN 9780733319037, lightly illustrated with black and white photographs, hardcover, dustjacket

Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear (see photographs)

“It was Saturday 19 March 1932.  Although the Great Depression gripped Australia there was huge excitement on that day as Sydney and the rest of the country awaited the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.  Jack Land, the ‘Red’ Premier of New South Wales, eagerly approached the blue ribbon stretching across the Bridge.  He had offended King George V by insisting on opening the Bridge himself.  He had not only offended the King…”