A History of Australia: 'The old dead and the young tree green', 1916-1935Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 43
... Hughes habit of calling every man ' brother ' : Hughes had to put up with the condescension of the man from ' Yarraside ' . Hughes was being asked to work in the interests of the King and Empire with Joseph Cook whom he called a ' Bible ...
... Hughes habit of calling every man ' brother ' : Hughes had to put up with the condescension of the man from ' Yarraside ' . Hughes was being asked to work in the interests of the King and Empire with Joseph Cook whom he called a ' Bible ...
Page 192
... Hughes had always felt himself to be an eternal outsider , told him to stand firm . Hughes had gone as far as he ought to go in making overtures to the Country Party . The Country Party was now asking for his head on a charger ...
... Hughes had always felt himself to be an eternal outsider , told him to stand firm . Hughes had gone as far as he ought to go in making overtures to the Country Party . The Country Party was now asking for his head on a charger ...
Page 193
... Hughes wanted six delegates from each Party . Page insisted on the Country Party sending only three . In his mind he was David fighting Goliath . The delegates met in Melbourne on 17 January . Hughes wanted a debate on policy . Page ...
... Hughes wanted six delegates from each Party . Page insisted on the Country Party sending only three . In his mind he was David fighting Goliath . The delegates met in Melbourne on 17 January . Hughes wanted a debate on policy . Page ...
Contents
VICTORY OF THE COMFORTABLE CLASSES | 47 |
A DIVIDED AUSTRALIA | 80 |
John Joseph Ambrose Curtin and Robert Gordon Menzies frontispiece | 116 |
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