Francis de Groot

Francis De Groot

Colonel Francis Edward de Groot (24 October 1888 – 1 April 1969) holds a notorious place in Australian history for his high-profile upstaging of New South Wales Premier Jack Lang at the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.

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