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
... held , in words that will always bear quoting , to meet ' the normal needs of the average employee regarded as a human being living in a civilized community ' . With this yardstick a fair and reasonable wage , he held , would be seven ...
... held , in words that will always bear quoting , to meet ' the normal needs of the average employee regarded as a human being living in a civilized community ' . With this yardstick a fair and reasonable wage , he held , would be seven ...
Page 91
... held the seat for twenty years . We have seen how he succeeded Reid as leader of the Freetraders and then succeeded ... held place , but hardly power . In the House of Representatives it held 38 seats to the Labor Party's thirty - seven ...
... held the seat for twenty years . We have seen how he succeeded Reid as leader of the Freetraders and then succeeded ... held place , but hardly power . In the House of Representatives it held 38 seats to the Labor Party's thirty - seven ...
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... held its first Federal Congress in Brisbane . Membership was , of course , restricted to servicemen who had actually served in a theatre of war overseas . At first few returned soldiers joined , but after a few years membership ...
... held its first Federal Congress in Brisbane . Membership was , of course , restricted to servicemen who had actually served in a theatre of war overseas . At first few returned soldiers joined , but after a few years membership ...
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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