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Page 259
It appears to me that the chief cause of this is to be found in the peculiar position
of the present governing , or rather legislating , class . These are , to a
preponderating extent , men of considerable fortunes , derived from stock -
feeding .
It appears to me that the chief cause of this is to be found in the peculiar position
of the present governing , or rather legislating , class . These are , to a
preponderating extent , men of considerable fortunes , derived from stock -
feeding .
Page 307
The company had a large quantity of coal stockpiled , and there was also a fall in
demand , so the miners were in a weak bargaining position . However , there was
more to these strikes than met the eye of the casual observer . A reporter ...
The company had a large quantity of coal stockpiled , and there was also a fall in
demand , so the miners were in a weak bargaining position . However , there was
more to these strikes than met the eye of the casual observer . A reporter ...
Page 387
In the first place , the established source of supply has experience , “ position , ”
and name , which tell against incipient opposition , exactly as the efforts of the
established artificer tell against those of the " prentice hand , ” or new comer .
In the first place , the established source of supply has experience , “ position , ”
and name , which tell against incipient opposition , exactly as the efforts of the
established artificer tell against those of the " prentice hand , ” or new comer .
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| Title | Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 Volume 2 of A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1900, Francis Keble Crowley Volume 2 of Colonial Australia, Francis Keble Crowley Documentary history of Australia, Francis Keble Crowley |
| Author | Francis Keble Crowley |
| Publisher | Nelson, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 8 Apr 2009 |
| ISBN | 017005408X, 9780170054089 |
| Length | 675 pages |
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