Australasian Statesmen: The Hon: John Robertson, Premier of New South Wales.

Colonial engraving of Sir John Robertson (1816-1891), who was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales on five occasions. Robertson is best remembered for land reform and in particular the Robertson Land Acts of 1861, which sought to open up the selection of Crown land and break the monopoly of the squatters.

From the original edition of the Australasian Sketcher