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Higgins examined workers and housewives on their views of living costs , as well as official statistics . On 8 November 1907 he refused McKay the desired exemption on the ground that wages paid by his firm were not fair and reasonable .
Higgins examined workers and housewives on their views of living costs , as well as official statistics . On 8 November 1907 he refused McKay the desired exemption on the ground that wages paid by his firm were not fair and reasonable .
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If they were lucky , evicted families simply moved in to share already overcrowded accommodation with relatives or friends ; if not , they joined the small army of the dispossessed living in home - made shanty settlements on the ...
If they were lucky , evicted families simply moved in to share already overcrowded accommodation with relatives or friends ; if not , they joined the small army of the dispossessed living in home - made shanty settlements on the ...
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of war - refugees torpedoed seamen , escapees from the Netherlands East Indies and the like — living in Australia for the duration . Fear and hatred of foreigners then , while still widespread enough in all conscience ...
of war - refugees torpedoed seamen , escapees from the Netherlands East Indies and the like — living in Australia for the duration . Fear and hatred of foreigners then , while still widespread enough in all conscience ...
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Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
Copyright | |
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