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Labor people, the stories of six true believers, Chris Bowen

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Labor people, the stories of six true believers, Chris Bowen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Labor people

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Chris Bowen

Sub title

the stories of six true believers

Summary

How much do you know about the history of Australia's oldest political party, the Australian Labor Party? You know the big names: Curtin, Chifley, Whitlam, Hawke and Keating. But what about the names behind the big names? The unsung and overlooked True Believers who have been the backbone of the Labor Party for 130 years? In Labor People, Chris Bowen brings to life six great Australians and servants of their party and tells their story. Spanning the 1890s to the 1970s, in paying tribute to these Labor warriors, he also tells an important part of the history of Labor and Australia. Who was the first loyal deputy and lynchpin of the earliest Labor governments? Which leading advocate of votes for women went on to play an important but unrecognised role in Australia's literary history? Who did Labor turn to in its darkest First World War hours when its very existence was under threat? Who did Curtin and Chifley turn to for their hardest jobs? Which Labor loyalist called her own party out on police brutality when it wasn't fashionable? Which minister was Whitlam's steadiest performer? The answers to all these questions and more lie in the pages of Labor People

Table Of Contents

Gregor McGregor: The first number two -- Lilian Locke: the Labor Suffragist -- Frank Tudor: a leader for the darkest days -- John Dedman: a man Curtin and Chifley could rely on -- Gertrude Melville: a tough pioneer -- Ken Wriedt: a quiet achiever

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