The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5

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Oxford University Press, 1986 - History - 334 pages
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The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century.

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Probably the strikes made the greatest impression . Tom Sheridan ... There was a
major steel strike at Port Kembla against the Broken Hill Proprietary Company (
BHP ) in October 1945 over the dismissal of a union official . In September 1946 ...
Page 185
In 1967 only 750 000 working days were lost through strikes . By 1971 the
number increased to over three ... lest overseas investment should be
discouraged . They demanded the implementation of penal clauses against strike
leaders .
Page 301
Labour in Conflict : The 1949 Coal Strike , Occasional Publications in Labour
History , No . 1 , Australian ... 18 M . Cribb , ' State in Emergency : The
Queensland Railway Strike of 1948 ' , in Iremonger , Merritt & Osborne , Strikes ,
pp . 225 – 48 .

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Contents

The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951
1
Pragmatism Ascendant
59
Getting and Spending
89
Copyright

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About the author (1986)

Geoffrey Bolton was born in North Perth, Australia on November 5, 1931. He was educated at Wesley College, the University of Western Australia, and Oxford University. He was a professor at the Australian National University, Monash University, and the University of Queensland. He retired from academia in 1996, before serving as the Chancellor of Murdoch University from 2002 to 2006. He wrote 15 books during his lifetime including Alexander Forrest: His Life and Times, Daphne Street, and Land of Vision and Mirage: Western Australia since 1826. He was named an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1984 and West Australian of the Year in 2006. He died on September 4, 2015 at the age of 83.

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TitleThe Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5
The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton
AuthorGeoffrey Curgenven Bolton
EditorGeoffrey Curgenven Bolton
Editionillustrated
PublisherOxford University Press, 1986
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized17 Apr 2008
ISBN019554613X, 9780195546132
Length334 pages
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