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Page 15
... Labor politicians , in or out of parliament , enjoyed considerably more independence than they do today . Even to write or speak of the Labor Party in the federal sphere at this time is , strictly speaking , incorrect . Labor members ...
... Labor politicians , in or out of parliament , enjoyed considerably more independence than they do today . Even to write or speak of the Labor Party in the federal sphere at this time is , strictly speaking , incorrect . Labor members ...
Page 43
... Labor increased its strength in both Houses at the expense of both the other parties . In the Representatives there were 26 Protectionists , 24 Freetraders and 25 Labor members : in the Senate the figures were 9 , 13 and 14 respectively ...
... Labor increased its strength in both Houses at the expense of both the other parties . In the Representatives there were 26 Protectionists , 24 Freetraders and 25 Labor members : in the Senate the figures were 9 , 13 and 14 respectively ...
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... members , at first , did not form nearly as cohesive and well - disciplined a group as the Labor , or even the Nationalist members , and that a group of Nationalists was opposed to Hughes's leadership , and his worries may be imagined ...
... members , at first , did not form nearly as cohesive and well - disciplined a group as the Labor , or even the Nationalist members , and that a group of Nationalists was opposed to Hughes's leadership , and his worries may be imagined ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
THREE ELEVENS IN THE FIELD c 19041908 | 55 |
LABOR IN POWER c 19091913 | 68 |
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