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... electors by painting alarming pictures of the ' extremism ' of the Labor Party . He described it as a ' socialist tiger ' seeking whom it might devour . He , his Freetrade followers and some other conservatives went to the electors ...
... electors by painting alarming pictures of the ' extremism ' of the Labor Party . He described it as a ' socialist tiger ' seeking whom it might devour . He , his Freetrade followers and some other conservatives went to the electors ...
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... electors played a part in the Labor victory . In the election on 13 April Labor obtained just over 50 per cent of all votes cast for the Senate and all 18 Senate seats being contested , giving a House of 22 Labor to 14 Fusionist ...
... electors played a part in the Labor victory . In the election on 13 April Labor obtained just over 50 per cent of all votes cast for the Senate and all 18 Senate seats being contested , giving a House of 22 Labor to 14 Fusionist ...
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... electors thought they understood the implications of all the powers asked for and fewer still felt certain that they wanted to grant all of them , but the ballot paper did not allow a choice : it demanded yes or no to the whole package ...
... electors thought they understood the implications of all the powers asked for and fewer still felt certain that they wanted to grant all of them , but the ballot paper did not allow a choice : it demanded yes or no to the whole package ...
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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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