Acts of parliament : a narrative history of the senate and House of Representatives /
Souter, Gavin
Acts of parliament : a narrative history of the senate and House of Representatives / Gavin Souter. - Carlton 1988 - 658 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Preamble --
PART ONE Melbourne 1901-1927 --
1 Moloch --
Forecast --
A Bill for an Act --
Birth and Cradle --
Battalions of Silk Hats --
A Living Organism --
2 Voices --
Snow-white Australia --
Messages from the Senate --
3 Cut-throat Euchre --
Arbitration --
Judgement --
Seat of Government --
4 Fusion --
'Judas!' --
A Sturdy Youth --
Double Dissolution --
5 Tumult and Shouting --
Caesar --
Khaki --
6 The Country --
7 Moving House --
Melbourne --
Canberra --
PART TWO Canberra 1927-1949 --
8. Buried in the Bush --
Mace and Sword --
The Serbonian Bog --
9 Serpent's Eggs --
Senate --
Caucus --
Opposition --
10 The Hat Trick --
Recovery --
External Affairs --
Leadership --
11 Time of War --
Crippled --
Wrecked --
12 Victory --
Flames --
Plans --
13 The Second Battle --
Ikon --
Wrath --
PART THREE Canberra 1950-1988 --
14 Lord Protector --
Fear Complex --
Fission --
The Ming Dynasty --
Changing of the Guard --
15 Lion Passant --
Eagle Guardant --
16 Another Place --
King Tide --
Independence --
Austerlitz --
17 Cyclones --
Tracy --
Trixie --
18 Atlas --
Cabinet --
High Court --
Senate --
Adjournment --
Capital Hill --
Parliament and Judiciary --
Halley's Comet --
Appendices: 1 Parliaments --
2 Ministries --
Abbreviations --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index.
0522843670
Australia--Parliament --History
Legislative bodies --History--Australia
Parliament practice --Australia
Australia. Parliament -- History
Acts of parliament : a narrative history of the senate and House of Representatives / Gavin Souter. - Carlton 1988 - 658 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Preamble --
PART ONE Melbourne 1901-1927 --
1 Moloch --
Forecast --
A Bill for an Act --
Birth and Cradle --
Battalions of Silk Hats --
A Living Organism --
2 Voices --
Snow-white Australia --
Messages from the Senate --
3 Cut-throat Euchre --
Arbitration --
Judgement --
Seat of Government --
4 Fusion --
'Judas!' --
A Sturdy Youth --
Double Dissolution --
5 Tumult and Shouting --
Caesar --
Khaki --
6 The Country --
7 Moving House --
Melbourne --
Canberra --
PART TWO Canberra 1927-1949 --
8. Buried in the Bush --
Mace and Sword --
The Serbonian Bog --
9 Serpent's Eggs --
Senate --
Caucus --
Opposition --
10 The Hat Trick --
Recovery --
External Affairs --
Leadership --
11 Time of War --
Crippled --
Wrecked --
12 Victory --
Flames --
Plans --
13 The Second Battle --
Ikon --
Wrath --
PART THREE Canberra 1950-1988 --
14 Lord Protector --
Fear Complex --
Fission --
The Ming Dynasty --
Changing of the Guard --
15 Lion Passant --
Eagle Guardant --
16 Another Place --
King Tide --
Independence --
Austerlitz --
17 Cyclones --
Tracy --
Trixie --
18 Atlas --
Cabinet --
High Court --
Senate --
Adjournment --
Capital Hill --
Parliament and Judiciary --
Halley's Comet --
Appendices: 1 Parliaments --
2 Ministries --
Abbreviations --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index.
0522843670
Australia--Parliament --History
Legislative bodies --History--Australia
Parliament practice --Australia
Australia. Parliament -- History