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The Victorian premiers, 1856-2006 / edited by Paul Strangio and Brian Costar.
- Title
- The Victorian premiers, 1856-2006 / edited by Paul Strangio and Brian Costar.
- Publication
- Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2006.
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- Description
- xiii, 418 p.,[12] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm
- Summary
- For the first time this book brings together a comprehensive collection of biographical and political portraits of the Victorian premiers written by leading Australian historians and political scientists. The result is a compelling journey through a turbulent, occasionally anarchic, political landscape.
- Alternative Title
- Victorian premiers eighteen fifty-six to two thousand six
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Premiers and politics, 1856-2006 -- Chapter 2: Haines, O'Shanassy, Nicholson and Heales: The old guard, 1855-1863 -- Chapter 3: "The inevitable McCulloch" and his rivals, 1863-1877 -- Chapter 4: Broken heads and flaming houses: Graham Berry, the wild colonial -- Chapter 5: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? -- Service and Gillies: The grand coalition premiers 1883-1890 -- Chapter 6: David Syme and the three stooges? The bust premiers: James Munro, William Shiels and JB Patterson, 1890-1894 -- Chapter 7: The quiet little man in a brown suit: George Turner and the politics of consensus -- Chapter 8: "Iceberg" Irvine and the politics of anti-Labor -- Chapter 9: Tommy Bent, "a man" -- Chapter 10: John Murray and William Watt: The odd couple -- Chapter 11: Alexander Peacock: The laughing pragmatist -- Chapter 12: Harry Lawson, sure and steady -- Chapter 13: Elmslie, Prendergast and Hogan: Labouring against the tide -- Chapter 14: John Allan: The first agrarian -- Chapter 15: William McPherson: "Threepenny" Premier and philanthropist -- Chapter 16: Stanley Argyle : The incidental premier -- Chapter 17: Albert Dunstan: The jumping jack premier -- Chapter 18: Tom Hollway: The bohemian -- Chapter 19: John McDonald: A remorseful premier -- Chapter 20: John Cain snr: The star-crossed premier -- Chapter 21: Henry Bolte: The lucky developer -- Chapter 22: Rupert "Dick" Hamer: the urbane liberal -- Chapter 23: Lindsay Thompson: The team player -- Chapter 24: John Cain jnr: The burden of history -- Chapter 25: Joan Kirner: The first feminist -- Chapter 26: Jeff Kennett: The larrikin metropolitan -- Chapter 27: Steve Bracks: The quiet achiever.
- ISBN
- 1862876010
- LCCN
- ^^2007367144
- OCLC
- 85761247
- SCSB-12053108
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library