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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... Theodore possessed ' the coolest , best , and most experienced financial brain in the southern hemisphere'.2 In February 1927 Theodore entered the federal Parliament as the Labor member for the Sydney suburban working - class seat of ...
... Theodore possessed ' the coolest , best , and most experienced financial brain in the southern hemisphere'.2 In February 1927 Theodore entered the federal Parliament as the Labor member for the Sydney suburban working - class seat of ...
Page 177
... Theodore's advice , sought ' expert ' advice from the Bank of England , which sent out Sir Otto Niemeyer to enquire into Australia's economic position . On 4 July the Nationalist- controlled Senate rejected a Government Bill to set up a ...
... Theodore's advice , sought ' expert ' advice from the Bank of England , which sent out Sir Otto Niemeyer to enquire into Australia's economic position . On 4 July the Nationalist- controlled Senate rejected a Government Bill to set up a ...
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... Theodore was still a very active and influential member of Parliament and of Caucus . Though hostile to the wilder schemes of Lang's disciples , he was becoming more and more convinced that a measure of controlled inflation and greater ...
... Theodore was still a very active and influential member of Parliament and of Caucus . Though hostile to the wilder schemes of Lang's disciples , he was becoming more and more convinced that a measure of controlled inflation and greater ...
Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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