So monstrous a travesty : Chris Watson and the world's first national labour government / Ross McMullin
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- 3073195
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- McMullin, Ross, 1952-
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- Carlton North, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2004
- vii, 200 p. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1920769137
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- Machine derived contents note: Spelling Conventions vi
- Abbreviations in the text vi
- Prologue: First in the World, 23 April 1904 vii
- 1 'Nothing But Admiration':
- The prime minister, April 1867-April 1904 1
- 2 'A Free Hand' for Watson:
- Forming the ministry, April 1904 13
- 3 'The Child Crying in the Dark':
- Reactions to the new government, April 1904 32
- 4 'The Surging Tide':
- Labor's remarkable rise, 1891-April 1904 50
- 5 Your Splendid Achievement Has Surprised the World':
- International comparisons 68
- 6 'One Step at a Time': Precarious start, May 1904 73
- 7 'Adept in Handling the Affairs of State':
- Governing the nation, April-August 1904 91
- 8 'A Strike Below the Belt':
- The Arbitration Bill and the government's
- downfall, May-August 1904 116
- 9 'Unexpectedly Excellent Clean Handed and
- Clear Headed':
- Assessing the government, August 1904 135
- 10 'The Great and Growing Army of Labor':
- Afterwards, August 1904 152
- Select Bibliography 176
- Notes 183
- Acknowledgments 195
- Index 196.
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- Includes index.
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