David Syme

David Syme (2 October 1827 – 14 February 1908) was a Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor of The Age and regarded as "the father of protection in Australia" who had immense influence in the Government of Victoria.^[1] His first biographer, Ambrose Pratt, declared Syme "could hate as few men can [and] loved power as few men ever loved it".^[2]

^ C. E. Sayers, 'Syme, David (1827–1908)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, MUP, 1976, pp 232–236.
^ William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, p.336

[adb-1] C. E. Sayers, 'Syme, David (1827–1908)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, MUP, 1976, pp 232–236.

[2] William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, p.336

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