Traces the growth of Australian economic life from the first European settlement, to the discovery of gold and the development of mercantilism, to the mineral boom ; examines pre-Federation relations between the states, cyclic depressions and booms, the influence of wars and the inflow of foreign capital ; Aboriginal practices of hunting and gathering considered in the initial chapter ; government policies of protectionism and assimilation also mentioned. 176 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. #0821 (Prev ownership name)
Australia. Economic conditions, to 1976 | Labor — Australia — History. | Hunting, gathering and fishing. | Economic sectors – Agriculture and horticulture. | Economics – Economic development. | History – Economic. | Mining industry. | Employment – Conditions – Industrial relations – Trade unions. | Australia — Economic conditions. | Australia — History. | Australia.