The History of Australia: The Twentieth CenturyHow governments and social policy from 1900 to 1975 led to the development of a national Australian consciousness. |
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... Britain could be assured that , as Hughes said , ' whatever may come , we shall render a good account of ourselves here both on land and on sea ' . Membership of the Empire and involvement in Britain's wars had been taken for granted by ...
... Britain could be assured that , as Hughes said , ' whatever may come , we shall render a good account of ourselves here both on land and on sea ' . Membership of the Empire and involvement in Britain's wars had been taken for granted by ...
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... Britain's . The launching of the first dreadnought in February 1906 intensified rivalry and fear . The conclusion in 1904 of the Entente Cordiale with France made it seem almost certain that Britain would be drawn into the next European ...
... Britain's . The launching of the first dreadnought in February 1906 intensified rivalry and fear . The conclusion in 1904 of the Entente Cordiale with France made it seem almost certain that Britain would be drawn into the next European ...
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... Britain and the United States to establish in Washington , under Roosevelt's chairmanship , a Pacific War Council in which Britain and Australia spoke with equal weight . He led Australian missions to London and Washington in the same ...
... Britain and the United States to establish in Washington , under Roosevelt's chairmanship , a Pacific War Council in which Britain and Australia spoke with equal weight . He led Australian missions to London and Washington in the same ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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