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Henry Bolte

Known for: This Day Tonight, Report on Victoria

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Sir Henry Edward Bolte - Australian Dictionary of Biography

On 12 December 1966 cabinet decided not to commute the sentence of death imposed on Ronald Ryan for killing a prison warder. Bolte’s view was that the public’s guardians had to be safeguarded and that there were no mitigating circumstances. Public and media opposition made the case one of national and international interest and Bolte complained about personal attacks on him.

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Sir Henry Edward Bolte - Obituaries Australia

His firm, outspoken administration of the state generated antagonism and frequent controversy. Sir Henry was undoubtedly the only political leader ever attacked in Latin etched on a stained-glass window in a church. The cause was his refusal to grant clemency to a condemned murderer — which led demonstrators to call him "Hanging Henry".

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