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Alfred Deakin, prime minister 1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10

Image Alfred Deakin, prime minister 1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10

TLF ID M006923

This is a black-and-white photograph of Alfred Deakin, Australia's second prime minister. It shows him wearing a white shirt and tie, with a vest. He is facing the camera and appears to be writing with a feathered quill.

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Educational value
  • As Australia's second prime minister, Deakin was often referred to as 'the constructor' due to his work building on the constitutional foundations of the nation. Interestingly, Deakin served a total of three terms in office, although they were not served continuously.
  • Alfred Deakin's educational resource page offers a variety of archival material such as letters, parliamentary documents, photographs and links to National Archives of Australia websites such as 'Australia's Prime Ministers'.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12

Topics Active citizenship Parliamentarians Constitutions Prime ministers Federation Politicians
Learning area
  • Studies of society and environment
  • History

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Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: Department of Defence
  • Organization: Department of Defence
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: National Archives of Australia
  • Organization: National Archives of Australia
  • Description: content provider
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.naa.gov.au
  • Name: Department of Defence
  • Organization: Department of Defence
  • Description: author
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher
  • Name: National Archives of Australia
  • Organization: National Archives of Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.naa.gov.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Rights
  • © Education Services Australia Ltd and the National Archives of Australia, 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may view, display, print out, copy and modify this material for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material.