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    Australian explorer and politician

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  1. Jun 11, 2010 · ATMORE | Alabama death row inmate John Forrest Parker was executed Thursday for the 1988 contract killing of a woman in a scheme allegedly arranged by her husband, a debt-ridden preacher.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_ForrestJohn Forrest - Wikipedia

    Sir John Forrest GCMG (22 August 1847 – 2 September 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in federal politics. Forrest was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, to Scottish immigrant parents.

  3. Jul 20, 1998 · Sir John Forrest was an explorer and statesman who led pioneer expeditions into Australias western interior. As Western Australia’s first premier (1890–1901), he sponsored public works construction and negotiated the state’s entry into the Australian Commonwealth in 1901.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps › john-forrestJohn Forrest | Encyclopedia.com

    John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury (1847-1918), was an Australian explorer, administrator, and political leader. He gained a reputation as a capable and resolute expedition leader, but his greatest achievement was the economic development of Western Australia.

  5. Sir John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury (1847-1918), surveyor, explorer and politician, was born on 22 August 1847 at Preston Point, near Bunbury, Western Australia, fourth child and third son of the ten children of William Forrest and his wife Margaret Guthrie, née Hill.

  6. Mar 21, 2024 · John Forrest - The explorer John was born to Scottish parents (William and Margaret) who immigrated to Western Australia in 1842 aboard the ship Trusty.

  7. John Forrest (14 May 1931–28 March 2012) was an American-born British actor, artist and stage magician probably best remembered today for playing the young Herbert Pocket in the film Great Expectations (1946), directed by David Lean.

  8. Australian statesman John Forrest, also called Baron Forrest of Bunbury, was an explorer and statesman who led pioneer expeditions into Australia’s western interior.

  9. John Forrest, afterwards Sir John Forrest, and later Baron Forrest of Bunbury, the first Australian raised to the British Peerage, did magnificent exploration work during his early years. At the age of 22, on his first expedition undertaken in 1869, mainly to find the remains of Leichhardt, he travelled over 2,000 miles in the interior of ...

  10. About this park. Close to Perth, scenic views, walk and bicycle trails, historic buildings, lots of wildlife – all you need to do is pack a picnic! A quick 30-minute drive from Perth and you will arrive in Western Australia’s first and oldest national park.

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