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  • 51Hall, Sir John — ▪ prime minister of New Zealand born , Dec. 18, 1824, Hull, Yorkshire, Eng. died June 25, 1907, Christchurch, N.Z.       farmer, public official, and politician who as prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82) skillfully formed and maintained a… …

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  • 52ALLAN, John (1866-1936) — premier of Victoria son of Andrew Allan, a farmer, was born at Deep Creek near Romsey, Victoria, on 27 March 1866. He became a farmer and established one of the finest wheat and dairy farms in the Goulburn valley. He early took an interest in… …

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  • 53GIBLIN, William Robert (1840-1887) — premier of Tasmania son of William Giblin, registrar of deeds, was born at Hobart on 4 November 1840. He was educated first at a school kept by his uncle Robert Giblin and afterwards at the high school, Hobart. Leaving school at 13 he was… …

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  • 54HOLDER, Sir Frederick William (1850-1909) — premier of South Australia and first federal speaker the son of James Morecott Holder and his wife, Martha Breakspear Roby, was born at Happy Valley, South Australia, on 12 May 1850. His father was a state school teacher who gave his son a good… …

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  • 55fear — I noun affright, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, apprehension of danger, apprehension of harm, apprehension of injury, apprehension of punishment, apprehensiveness, awe, concern, consternation, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, diffidence,… …

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  • 56Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …

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  • 57disbelief — n. 1. Doubt, unbelief, non conviction, rejection, lack of conviction. 2. Distrust, want of confidence, lack of trust …

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  • 58misgiving — n. Doubt, distrust, suspicion, want of confidence, hesitation …

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  • 59suspicion — n. 1. Surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess. 2. Distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence …

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  • 60mistrust — I. n. Distrust, suspicion, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence. II. v. a. 1. Distrust, doubt, suspect, be suspicious of. 2. Fear, apprehend, suspect, surmise …

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