Francis Ormond: A Ruling Passion

by Max Griffiths

Francis Ormond was a Scottish-born pastoralist, a member of Parliament of Victoria, Australia, and a great philanthropist in the areas of education and religion. He used his wealth to benefit others. As a young man, he managed his father's sheep station near Piggoreet, southwest of Ballarat. Upon discovering that the majority of station hands he employed were uneducated, Ormond started a class for his employees, devoting nearly every evening to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925078531
• ISBN13: 9781925078534
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.