Records of the Workers Party (Australia), 1975-1981 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2069390
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Workers Party (Australia)
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1975-1981
- 14 cm. (2 boxes)
- Summary:
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The collection comprises Federal and State constitutions of the Workers Party and its successor, the Progress Party. It includes the platform, policy working papers, bulletins, minutes of meetings, memberships, 1976 election campaigns for Pittwater and The Hills (New South Wales), notes and correspondence. There is correspondence, minutes and notes regarding the change of name to the Progress Party, and further policy papers. Subjects include government taxation, economics, Medicare, health care, religion, free enterprise, industrial relations, drugs and alcohol. Correspondents include John Singleton, Bob Howard, Barry Bracken, B. A. Santamaria and Peter Sawyer.
- Biography/History:
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The Workers Party was formed on Australia Day 1975, with John Singleton as founding director. In 1976 the party campaigned in by-elections in NSW. It was changed to the Progress Party in 1977 after objections to the name and constitution. The original name was intended to refer to people who supported the free enterprise system against excessive government and taxation. Dr Barry Bracken was chairman of the Progress Party.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 9818.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1975-1981
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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