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Page 156
The 'money' came largely from the Commonwealth Government, though not from
revenue, buoyant though it was during the period. In accordance with Page's
conservative monetary policies, taxation and expenditure were both kept at a ...
The 'money' came largely from the Commonwealth Government, though not from
revenue, buoyant though it was during the period. In accordance with Page's
conservative monetary policies, taxation and expenditure were both kept at a ...
Page 198
Lang continued to repudiate payment of interest on New South Wales debts and
thereby to defy the federal conference of the A.L.P., the Commonwealth
Government and finally, the High Court of Australia. The situation came to a head
in May ...
Lang continued to repudiate payment of interest on New South Wales debts and
thereby to defy the federal conference of the A.L.P., the Commonwealth
Government and finally, the High Court of Australia. The situation came to a head
in May ...
Page 275
The Commonwealth Government passed laws which gave preference to
servicemen for a seven-year period while at the same time safeguarding the jobs
of only partially trained tradesmen, who had been accepted by the unions under
...
The Commonwealth Government passed laws which gave preference to
servicemen for a seven-year period while at the same time safeguarding the jobs
of only partially trained tradesmen, who had been accepted by the unions under
...
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Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Arrival of the New Baby | 19 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The history of Australia: the twentieth century |
| Author | Russel Braddock Ward |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 22 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0060145145, 9780060145149 |
| Length | 515 pages |
| Subjects | › Australia Australia - History - 20th century Australia History 20th century History / Australia & New Zealand |
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