Comments on: AUSTRALIAN HISTORY 1901 TO 2001 AS SEEN THROUGH BANKNOTES http://www.coinlink.com/Books/australian-history-1901-to-2001-as-seen-through-banknotes/ Coin Collecting Reference Books - Numismatic Publications & Periodicals Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:22:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tim Parsons http://www.coinlink.com/Books/australian-history-1901-to-2001-as-seen-through-banknotes/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Tim Parsons Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:38:40 +0000 http://www.coinlink.com/Books/banknotes/australian-history-1901-to-2001-as-seen-through-banknotes/#comment-714 Before taking David's comments too seriously, there are inaccuracies in his comments. Given that the National Archives of Australia website (an Australian Government website) gives Stanley Bruces' middle name as Melbourne it is understandable how this error was published. Yes, George VI did become King in 1936 after Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December 1936 but he was not coronated until 12 May 1937. William McMahan was Minister of External (Foreign) Affairs from 1969 to 1971. Bob Hawke was elected PM after the double disolution election on 5 March 1983. Before taking David’s comments too seriously, there are inaccuracies in his comments.

Given that the National Archives of Australia website (an Australian Government website) gives Stanley Bruces’ middle name as Melbourne it is understandable how this error was published.

Yes, George VI did become King in 1936 after Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December 1936 but he was not coronated until 12 May 1937.

William McMahan was Minister of External (Foreign) Affairs from 1969 to 1971.

Bob Hawke was elected PM after the double disolution election on 5 March 1983.

]]> By: David White http://www.coinlink.com/Books/australian-history-1901-to-2001-as-seen-through-banknotes/comment-page-1/#comment-35 David White Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:32:37 +0000 http://www.coinlink.com/Books/banknotes/australian-history-1901-to-2001-as-seen-through-banknotes/#comment-35 Yes, it certainly is beautifully presented—this accounts (partly) for the hefty price. The project is heavily flawed as Australian history is rarely reflected in the banknotes themselves. The title says 1901 to 2001 and yet the first 50 pages deal with pre-1901 notes. After 1901 the connections are somewhat tenuous. The best thing about the book is the wonderful collection of notes displayed. As for the history, some of it is just plain incorrect. Former PM Stanley Melbourne Bruce is called Stanley Melvin Bruce—this is corrected in the errata but they then give him a knighthood he never received. They have King George VI becoming king in 1937, instead of 1936. PM William McMahon apparently never served as Foreign Ministerbefore being PM and Bob Hawke was elected in 1984 instead of 1983. I sure there are other errors like this in this "history" book. If you want to spend $250 for a coffee table book with some beautiful pictures of notes, go ahead. Don't buy it for the "history" text and don't buy it for the many blurry scans of non-note subjects. To sum up—a very mixed bag. Yes, it certainly is beautifully presented—this accounts (partly) for the hefty price. The project is heavily flawed as Australian history is rarely reflected in the banknotes themselves. The title says 1901 to 2001 and yet the first 50 pages deal with pre-1901 notes. After 1901 the connections are somewhat tenuous. The best thing about the book is the wonderful collection of notes displayed. As for the history, some of it is just plain incorrect. Former PM Stanley Melbourne Bruce is called Stanley Melvin Bruce—this is corrected in the errata but they then give him a knighthood he never received. They have King George VI becoming king in 1937, instead of 1936. PM William McMahon apparently never served as Foreign Ministerbefore being PM and Bob Hawke was elected in 1984 instead of 1983. I sure there are other errors like this in this “history” book. If you want to spend $250 for a coffee table book with some beautiful pictures of notes, go ahead. Don’t buy it for the “history” text and don’t buy it for the many blurry scans of non-note subjects. To sum up—a very mixed bag.

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