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[DR] ANDREW MORRISON QCRFD, SC
Senior Council, NSW
Queens Council, Tasmania, Western Australia
Martin Place,
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Click on the questions below to view video interview:

1.

What was Game's background and how well equipped was he for the constitutional crisis facing him? (Quicktime 334 K)

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How did the British government communicate with their governors and how much information was passed on to the Premier? (Quicktime 384 K)

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What role did the Chief Justice play in running NSW and advising the Governor? (Quicktime 315 K)

4.

So who did Game go to for advice in the looming crisis of 1932? (Quicktime 340 K)

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Is there any evidence that the Chief Justice had links to the Old Guard or the New Guard? (Quicktime 328 K)

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What reaction was there to the Governor by the conservative elements of NSW society? (Quicktime 405 K)

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Was Sir Philip Game's actions based on Lang's circular and the Audit Act? Was it constitutionally legal? (Quicktime 372 K)

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Did Sir Phillip Game and Sir John Kerr have to dismiss the respective governments? (Quicktime 340 K)


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