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Obstetrics and Gynæcology
Author(s) -
James Henty
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1965.tb71754.x
In those early days there must have been an atmosphere of unbounded optimism in Van Diemen's Land. It must have seemed that the good times could never end, that the seals and whales would always return to the islands and harbours. Kelly was one of very many able menJames Henty being among them who, after becoming wealthy, overtraded and became bankrupt. Kelly ~ived for 17 years after his bankruptcy, but although he tried hard he could never regain his former position. Nevertheless, he remained a person very much honoured in Hobart Town.