The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon
Contents
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Contents.
Chapter | Page | |
Preface | v | |
Introduction | vii | |
List of Illustrations | xii | |
Errata | xiii | |
I. | Early Life and Life on the Goldfields | 1 |
II. | Elected to the House of Representatives | 24 |
III. | His First Session | 34 |
IV. | The Continuous Ministry Again | 49 |
V. | Days of Parochialism | 63 |
VI. | The Stout-Vogel Combination | 77 |
VII. | The Liberal Party in Opposition | 88 |
VIII. | A Prominent Liberal Leader | 111 |
IX. | The New Liberal Ministry | 126 |
X. | Minister For Public Works | 146 |
XI. | More Difficulties | 161 |
XII. | Mr. Seddon as Premier | 172 |
XIII. | A Banking Crisis | 204 |
XIV. | Labour Legislation | 223 |
XV. | Conciliation and Arbitration—Boards of Conciliation | 238 |
XVI. | Conciliation and Arbitration—The Arbitration Court | 252 |
XVII. | Other Reforms | 269 |
XVIII. | Settling the Land | 289 |
XIX. | The Imperialist | 302 |
XX. | The Humanist | 327 |
XXI. | In Cartoon and Story | 345 |
XXII. | Last Days | 357 |
Appendix | 383 | |
Index | 389 |