A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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Page 188
... Labor seemed designed to win immediately political influence and ultimately political power . At the annual conference of the Political Labor Leagues in New South Wales in 1900 delegates had drafted a pledge to be taken by all ...
... Labor seemed designed to win immediately political influence and ultimately political power . At the annual conference of the Political Labor Leagues in New South Wales in 1900 delegates had drafted a pledge to be taken by all ...
Page 189
... Labor- dominated society would differ from society dominated by conservatives or liberals , Labor uttered not a word except a reference to old age pensions . As Chris Watson was fond of saying , Labor was the party of evolution rather ...
... Labor- dominated society would differ from society dominated by conservatives or liberals , Labor uttered not a word except a reference to old age pensions . As Chris Watson was fond of saying , Labor was the party of evolution rather ...
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... Labor argued , would make capitalist society more efficient . State enterprises were what Labor meant when it spoke of its hope to promote ' the common good ' . The conservatives talked of extravagance , of wastefulness with the ...
... Labor argued , would make capitalist society more efficient . State enterprises were what Labor meant when it spoke of its hope to promote ' the common good ' . The conservatives talked of extravagance , of wastefulness with the ...
Contents
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
Copyright | |
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