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It had been introduced by the Nationalist Government a few months earlier in a
bid to 'buy ofP opposition from the nascent Country Party forces. As long as 'first-
past-the-post' voting prevailed, both Nationalists and Country Party candidates ...
It had been introduced by the Nationalist Government a few months earlier in a
bid to 'buy ofP opposition from the nascent Country Party forces. As long as 'first-
past-the-post' voting prevailed, both Nationalists and Country Party candidates ...
Page 153
Neither major party could hope to govern without its support and, since Page and
most of his comrades stood to the right of the Nationalists on most issues, and far
to the right of Hughes, there was never any real possibility of a Labor- Country ...
Neither major party could hope to govern without its support and, since Page and
most of his comrades stood to the right of the Nationalists on most issues, and far
to the right of Hughes, there was never any real possibility of a Labor- Country ...
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Beasley, for the New South Wales (Lang) Labor Party, concurred with Scullin but
placed emphasis on inflationary procedures as a means of restoring prosperity.
Since the Country Party had been excluded from government in the last ...
Beasley, for the New South Wales (Lang) Labor Party, concurred with Scullin but
placed emphasis on inflationary procedures as a means of restoring prosperity.
Since the Country Party had been excluded from government in the last ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT r 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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