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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Protection Acts brought about the Harvester Judgment , which established a legally enforced , reasonable , minimum wage not only for workers in protected industries but in all industries . Living conditions were improved also by the ...
Protection Acts brought about the Harvester Judgment , which established a legally enforced , reasonable , minimum wage not only for workers in protected industries but in all industries . Living conditions were improved also by the ...
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The Nationalist Government also established , as an experiment , a Tariff Board empowered to advise the Minister for Customs on all tariff and bounty questions , including the merit or otherwise of requests from particular industries ...
The Nationalist Government also established , as an experiment , a Tariff Board empowered to advise the Minister for Customs on all tariff and bounty questions , including the merit or otherwise of requests from particular industries ...
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A Commonwealth Office of Education and a Universities Commission , responsible for supervising free tertiary educational courses for exservice men and women , were established . They were responsible also for disbursing Commonwealth ...
A Commonwealth Office of Education and a Universities Commission , responsible for supervising free tertiary educational courses for exservice men and women , were established . They were responsible also for disbursing Commonwealth ...
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Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
Copyright | |
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