Author: BROINOWSKI, RICHARD.
Title: A Witness to History. The Life and Times of Robert Arthur Broinowski.
Description: First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xiv, 257; 16 pages of b/w photographic plates, original grey cloth with title in gilt on spine, dustjacket, notes, references, index, a fine copy. Australia, Melbourne University Press, 2001. Born in Australia of Polish descent in 1877, Robert Broinowski rose from a clerk's position in the newly formed Department of Defence at the Victoria Barracks in Melbourne to serve as private secretary to three post-Federation Defence Ministers. A maverick, an enthusiast and perhaps an unsung hero, Robert Broinowski was indeed a witness to history.

Keywords: Biography Public officers Australia Politics government Australian history Robert Arthur Broinowski