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 116
... Referendum Act voting was made compulsory for the first time in any Australian poll except for that conducted in Queensland the previous year . There was an overall ' No ' majority of 72 476 in a total poll of 2 247 590 votes . New ...
... Referendum Act voting was made compulsory for the first time in any Australian poll except for that conducted in Queensland the previous year . There was an overall ' No ' majority of 72 476 in a total poll of 2 247 590 votes . New ...
Page 117
... referendum result seemed to augur badly for the Nationalists and both leaders cast about for some means of prolonging the life of their parliaments . Public opinion was hostile to any such manoeuvre , however , and Holman , after some ...
... referendum result seemed to augur badly for the Nationalists and both leaders cast about for some means of prolonging the life of their parliaments . Public opinion was hostile to any such manoeuvre , however , and Holman , after some ...
Page 372
... referendum to alter the Constitution to give the Commonwealth power to count and to legislate for Aboriginals . Another Bill provided for a referendum to abolish the ' nexus ' between the number of senators and of members of the House ...
... referendum to alter the Constitution to give the Commonwealth power to count and to legislate for Aboriginals . Another Bill provided for a referendum to abolish the ' nexus ' between the number of senators and of members of the House ...
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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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