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eredith was not alone in her criticism of the Australian accent. Robert Lowe was born in England and, during the 1840s, worked in the law courts of Sydney. After nearly a decade of living in New South Wales, it would appear he acquired an Australian accent. He returned to England and was elected to Parliament in 1852. In 1856, he became increasingly angry during a speech in the House of Commons. Unfavourably described