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He was an only child and his wife and their only child died before this work started, so close family recollections were not available for much of his life. Even after considerable research, I was left with uncertainties. In part this was due to Coleman himself. He was not a gregarious or assertive man, and so – despite his influence and achievements – there are few mentions of him in published and unpublished books. The exception is a diary by Roy Rawson MLC which gives insights into Coleman’s character and role in parliament. Moreover the primary sources relating to Coleman, his contemporaries and their activities are remarkably sparse as is shown by even a cursory look at bibliographies in books covering the political events of this era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"CM67\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is largely my interpretation of what others thought of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Coleman and recalled of his political times. 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