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Evolution Of Australian Government Industry Statement: Building A Competitive Australia, Robert Castle
Evolution Of Australian Government Industry Statement: Building A Competitive Australia, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
Share Farming And The Development Of The Dairy Industry In New South Wales 1890‐1940, Robert Castle, James Hagan
Share Farming And The Development Of The Dairy Industry In New South Wales 1890‐1940, Robert Castle, James Hagan
Robert G. Castle
This article assesses the role of share fanning in the NSW dairy industry until the second world war. It examines the origins of the industry and the effects of the 'Dairy Revolution' on the production of milk, cream and butter in the context of the NSW government's policy of 'closer settlement'. It considers the advantages and disadvantages of share farming for both landlords and share farmers and traces some of the social and economic consequences for the industry and the people involved. In doing so it offers a new explanation for the expansion of the industry and the problems that …
Worker Attitudes To Technological And Organizational Change In The Steel Industry, Robert Castle, Raymond Markey, Don Bourne
Worker Attitudes To Technological And Organizational Change In The Steel Industry, Robert Castle, Raymond Markey, Don Bourne
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
Fixing Wages For Aborigines In The Queensland Cattle Industry 1901, James Hagan, Robert Castle, Craig Clothier
Fixing Wages For Aborigines In The Queensland Cattle Industry 1901, James Hagan, Robert Castle, Craig Clothier
Robert G. Castle
Wages for Aborigines in the Queensland cattle industry between 1901 and 1965 were set not by a tribunal but on the advice of the Chief Protector of Aborigines and his successors. These men did not fix wages according to the 'needs' of Aborigines; rather, they proclaimed wage rates that represented tbe resolution of a variety of considerations, some economic and some political. This paper analyses the fixing of wages for Aboriginal station bands in Queensland under the protectorate system, and contrasts these wages with developments in wages for white workers in the industry.