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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... trade unions were distinguished by their concern with minutes off the day , pennies on the pay , and im- provements in the conditions of labour . Union members , especially the itiner- ant workers like the shearers and those engaged in ...
... trade unions were distinguished by their concern with minutes off the day , pennies on the pay , and im- provements in the conditions of labour . Union members , especially the itiner- ant workers like the shearers and those engaged in ...
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... trade over protection by showing them there were fewer lunatics per square mile in free trade New South Wales than in protec- tionist Victoria . The audience enjoyed the tomfoolery . They laughed , they clapped , they exchanged ...
... trade over protection by showing them there were fewer lunatics per square mile in free trade New South Wales than in protec- tionist Victoria . The audience enjoyed the tomfoolery . They laughed , they clapped , they exchanged ...
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... trade unionists . Any emplover dismissing a worker for belonging to a trade union was liable to a fine of £ 20 . As in New Zealand , the procedure of the Court was not fettered by all those rules and conventions which governed ...
... trade unionists . Any emplover dismissing a worker for belonging to a trade union was liable to a fine of £ 20 . As in New Zealand , the procedure of the Court was not fettered by all those rules and conventions which governed ...
Contents
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
Copyright | |
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