Andrew Fisher
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Andrew Fisher was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the fifth prime minister of Australia from 1908 to 1909, 1910 to 1913 and 1914 to 1915. He held office as the leader of the
Fisher in 1912
Memorial cairn in Crosshouse, Fisher's birthplace in rural Scotland
Fisher as a young man in Queensland
Fisher as a Queensland MP, c. 1899
Alfred Deakin
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Alfred Deakin was an Australian politician who served as the second prime minister of Australia from 1903 to 1904, 1905 to 1908, and 1909 to 1910. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Par
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…deputy leader of the ALP in 1905 and replaced Watson as leader in 1907. He initially provided support to the minority government of Protectionist leader Alfred Deakin, but in November 1908 the ALP withdrew its support and Deakin resigned as prime minister. Fisher subsequently formed a minority government of his own…
Official portrait, 1905
Deakin as a young man in 1877
Caricature of Deakin in 1886
Alfred Deakin in 1898