The Oxford History of Australia: 1901-1942 : The Succeeding AgeThe first volume to appear in the five-volume Oxford History of Australia, this book surveys the forty years following the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1901. It was a time of great change on the continent: institutions were fashioned to meet the needs of a nation; markets were extended; industries were enlarged; and Australians pursued plans for material and social progress through war and economic crisis. Yet as Australia yearned for autonomous nationhood and industrial self-sufficiency, it remained bound to Britain by ties of trade, culture, and sentiment. This narrative history explores the shifting patterns of class conflict and compromise that shaped the course of events and traces the links between the social, economic, and political processes of a nation in transition. |
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These conditions made it all the more important to get your supporters onto the
electoral roll and those of your opponent off it. The rolls were brought up to date
at regular intervals and the onus rested on the citizen — hence the prudent ...
These conditions made it all the more important to get your supporters onto the
electoral roll and those of your opponent off it. The rolls were brought up to date
at regular intervals and the onus rested on the citizen — hence the prudent ...
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rate of West Sydney (it had more than 14000 voters compared with just 1027 who
had voted in the state electorate), and the subsequent introduction of compulsory
enrolment, optional postal voting and the regulation of electoral expenses all ...
rate of West Sydney (it had more than 14000 voters compared with just 1027 who
had voted in the state electorate), and the subsequent introduction of compulsory
enrolment, optional postal voting and the regulation of electoral expenses all ...
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When all else failed, it was not unknown for a gang of navvies to be dispatched to
a marginal electorate — and no one doubted who received their votes. The
economic rationale was that rural growth would increase demand for the goods
and ...
When all else failed, it was not unknown for a gang of navvies to be dispatched to
a marginal electorate — and no one doubted who received their votes. The
economic rationale was that rural growth would increase demand for the goods
and ...
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1901-1942 : The Succeeding Age Volume 4 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0195546121, 9780195546125 |
| Length | 399 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand History / General |
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