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Les Origines Du Socialisme Parlementaire En Australie, 1850-1920, Terry Irving
Les Origines Du Socialisme Parlementaire En Australie, 1850-1920, Terry Irving
Terence H Irving, Dr (Terry)
An English-language version of this article appears in 'LABOUR HISTORY - A JOURNAL OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL HISTORY', 67 (November 1994), 97-109. It describes the mid-19th century origins of the working class, the impact of the early introduction of parliamentary politics, the rise of industrial unionism and the formation of the Labor parties.
The Growth Of Federal Authority, 1929-40, Terry Irving
The Growth Of Federal Authority, 1929-40, Terry Irving
Terence H Irving, Dr (Terry)
This chapter covers the period of economic crisis in which Labor returns to government at the national level, splits and loses office, and rebuilds its strength in a long process of asserting the authority of the Federal Parliamentary Party against the state branches and the factions they often spawned. It begins with Scullin's victory and ends with the new leader, Curtin, poised to make Labor the party of government in another moment of national crisis.