Unity Strength by Oliver Bobbie (4 results)
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Seller: Book Merchant Bookstore, Bunbury, WA, AustraliaBook Merchant Bookstore
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges, with front cover tail right corner now protected with book tape. Faint marks on foredges. A compliment slip from Roger Cook when he was Deputy Premier, stuck to the inside front cover. Signed by Roger Cook. In this centennia…l history of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Western Australia, interwoven with the stories of Premiers, party and union leaders, Dr Bobbie Oliver has included the contributions of bush organisers and party workers. Drawing on a vast body of archival material, Dr Oliver traces the slow and often unseen progress of women and minority groups in gaining influence within the Party or the industrial organisation.
More imagesPublished by Curtin University of Technology 2003
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- First Edition
Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, AustraliaBookies books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book condition is very good. Dust jacket very good and no tears. Hard cover. 1st edition. Signed by author 138/250. First fly page has ink pen writing and some liquid paper in the middle. See photo. Book block clean. Text body clean. Spine intact. Bo…ok boards clean front and back. Over-all a great book and signed by author. In April 1899, 28 men in Coolgardie on the Eastern Goldfields to hold Western Australia's first Trades' union and Political Labour Congress. It was the genesis of an organised labour movement that, by 1907, was to span the vast state. For 60 years that Australian Labour Party in Western Australia was unique, comprising political and industrial wings in one united body. During the ALP's first century. Labour governments held office in the State for a total of 45 years, leaving an impressive record of social and political reform, despite always having to contend with a non-labour majority in the Legislative Council. In this Centenary History of the Australian Labour Party (W.A), interwoven with the stories of Premiers, Party and Union Leaders. Bobbie Oliver includes the contribution of bush organisers and party workers. Drawing on a vast body of archival material, Dr Oliver relates the slow and often unseen progress of women and minority groups in achieving influence in the party or the industrial Organisation. Together with the well-published struggles and triumphs of the 20th century - The 40 40-hour week, the rights of free speech and assembly, health and safety in the workplace, and an equitable voting system- are Party splits, the rise of factionalism, disputes between the Party and the TLC, 'WA Inc'. Dr Bobbie Oliver, Senior Lecturer in the Australian Research Institute at Curtin University, holds a PhD in the History from UWA and is the author of three other published histories and numerous scholarly papers. She is Chief Investigator of a project researching the history of the Westrail Workshop at Midland.
Published by Perth : API Network, Australia Research institute, Curtin University 2003
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaElizabeth's Bookshops
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Softcover. Condition: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA Politics -First Edition. Signed by Author. xii, 473 pages, [52] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. #210525Unity is strength1. 1899 Trades Union and Labour Congress and its outcomes 1899-19052. Labour Movement and State Socialism 1906-19163. 'No one is big enough to br…eak the labour movement' 1916-19204. 'For only by the OBU shall workmen's wrongs be righted'5. Unity, organisation and 'continuous propaganda' 1924-19296. 'Engulfed in the maelstrom of today' depression secession and unemployment during the 1930s7. 'The one outstanding man in Australia' John Curtin and the state ALP1935-19458. Postwar deconstruction - party structures 1945-19509. 'A vexed issue for WA Unions' the creation of an independent Trades and Labor Council 1947-196310. 'Dr. Evatt has split the Party the length and breadth of the Commonwealth' - or was it Mr. Chamberlain?11. Decline of a Labor Strongman 1963-197412. Trades and Labor Council 1963-197913. Fundamental shifts in power 1974-198214. 'The best new leader in Australia' Brian Burke and his successors 1983-199315. Industrial challenges for the Trades and Labor Council 1980-199916. New agenda for a new century.Includes index. Bibliography: page 443-452. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
Published by API Network, Perth, Australia 2003
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Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, AustraliaUncle Peter's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Head edge of most pages has very light discolouration. Binding is strong and tidy. Edges lightly thumbed, else this book is in very good condition. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Edges thumbed, otherwise in very good condition. *We always describe the faults of our… books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage. Please contact bookseller for postage quote. Signed by Author(s).
