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The labour movement in Wollongong, New South Wales, 1928-39

Richardson, Leonard Edward

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This thesis examines both the response of the Wollongong labour movement to the depression of the 1930s, and the influence of the depression experience upon the movement's organisation 3ttitudes and actions in the years 1928-39. Accordingly, conclusions have been drawn about the relationship between working and living conditions and the changing political and industrial demands of Wollongong workers. Even so, the thesis does not purport to be either a social history of Wollongong...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Leonard Edward
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-01T06:07:31Z
dc.date.available2017-09-01T06:07:31Z
dc.date.copyright1974
dc.identifier.otherb1206558
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/125157
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines both the response of the Wollongong labour movement to the depression of the 1930s, and the influence of the depression experience upon the movement's organisation 3ttitudes and actions in the years 1928-39. Accordingly, conclusions have been drawn about the relationship between working and living conditions and the changing political and industrial demands of Wollongong workers. Even so, the thesis does not purport to be either a social history of Wollongong workers or a history of labour.
dc.format.extentmap, plates
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.lcshWorking class Australia Wollongong (N.S.W.)
dc.subject.lcshDepressions 1929 Australia New South Wales
dc.subject.lcshWollongong (N.S.W.) Social conditions
dc.titleThe labour movement in Wollongong, New South Wales, 1928-39
dc.typeThesis (PhD)
local.contributor.supervisorGollan, Robin
dcterms.valid1974
local.description.notesThesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1974. This thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act.
local.type.degreeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
dc.date.issued1974
local.contributor.affiliationThe Australian National University
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5d74e2ac53640
dc.date.updated2017-08-30T21:21:50Z
local.identifier.proquestYes
local.mintdoimint
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