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Book Notes History Groups were disbanded in South Australia in 1961, not 1963. The ALP federal executive, not its federal conference, withdrew support from the Industrial Groups in the remaining States in 1964. Errors of this kind, minor in themselves, are unfortunately symptomatic of a general haziness and uncertainty about broader aspects of Australian politics. All manner of important distinctions are casually blurred. Arbitration and strike action are presented as simple alternatives (p. 26). ‘Socialisation’ is, without discussion, equated with (undehed) socialism (p. 30). There is a very misleading (indeed, simply wrong) summary of the relative fortunes of manual and white-collar unions twenty years ago (p. 93). Davidson writes that towards the end of the Second World War Australian Communists enjoyed ‘semi-toleration’, when what he means is that they were not only fully tolerated but enjoyed a measure of government patronage (p. 106). The leadership of Mr Santamaria’s ‘Movement’ is confused with that of the ALP Industrial Groups, of which if indeed formed a core (p. 129). The federal government is supposed to have had the power to grant the forty hour week (p. 131). Davidson backs u p his startling estimate that forty percent of trade unionists ‘supported‘ Communist http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Politics and History Wiley

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Australian Journal of Politics and History , Volume 16 (3) – Dec 1, 1970
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Copyright © 1970 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0004-9522
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1467-8497
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10.1111/j.1467-8497.1970.tb01316.x
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History Groups were disbanded in South Australia in 1961, not 1963. The ALP federal executive, not its federal conference, withdrew support from the Industrial Groups in the remaining States in 1964. Errors of this kind, minor in themselves, are unfortunately symptomatic of a general haziness and uncertainty about broader aspects of Australian politics. All manner of important distinctions are casually blurred. Arbitration and strike action are presented as simple alternatives (p. 26). ‘Socialisation’ is, without discussion, equated with (undehed) socialism (p. 30). There is a very misleading (indeed, simply wrong) summary of the relative fortunes of manual and white-collar unions twenty years ago (p. 93). Davidson writes that towards the end of the Second World War Australian Communists enjoyed ‘semi-toleration’, when what he means is that they were not only fully tolerated but enjoyed a measure of government patronage (p. 106). The leadership of Mr Santamaria’s ‘Movement’ is confused with that of the ALP Industrial Groups, of which if indeed formed a core (p. 129). The federal government is supposed to have had the power to grant the forty hour week (p. 131). Davidson backs u p his startling estimate that forty percent of trade unionists ‘supported‘ Communist

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Published: Dec 1, 1970

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