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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Page 49
... effect of what came to be known as ' the Harvester Judgment ' was that the minimum wage for all workers under Commonwealth Arbitration Court awards rose by about 27 per cent . The long - term result was that such a minimum or ' basic ...
... effect of what came to be known as ' the Harvester Judgment ' was that the minimum wage for all workers under Commonwealth Arbitration Court awards rose by about 27 per cent . The long - term result was that such a minimum or ' basic ...
Page 183
... effect to one Caucus directive ( which Theodore had voted against ) an idea of Anstey's to compel Commonwealth bond - holders , in a loan shortly due to mature , to wait another year for their money ; but on the whole Caucus had the ...
... effect to one Caucus directive ( which Theodore had voted against ) an idea of Anstey's to compel Commonwealth bond - holders , in a loan shortly due to mature , to wait another year for their money ; but on the whole Caucus had the ...
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... effect on the inflationary spiral , but since it would also have hurt the pockets of primary producers , it was bitterly opposed by the Country Party and nothing came of the proposal . In the 1950 budget Fadden produced one novel ...
... effect on the inflationary spiral , but since it would also have hurt the pockets of primary producers , it was bitterly opposed by the Country Party and nothing came of the proposal . In the 1950 budget Fadden produced one novel ...
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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