Born in 1974? (Min Order Qty: 2) FIRM SALE

What happened in Australia back in 1974? Most people aren't likely to remember. As people get a little bit older, they become more reflective on their lives, and they place more value on their partners, families and friends. At this time, nostalgia edges into their lives, and they start to look back at their teens and childhood, and dwell a little on their early years and inevitably on their parents. But then they get back to 1974 when it all began for them, they can't remember a thing. These were striking times. Whitlam and his Merry Ministers tried to change the world, and did make impressions. Or maybe, dents. In any case, inflation and strikes took the wind out of their sails, and their post-election aura was long gone by Christmas. They won an election but did not gain control of Parliament, they were fighting each other as well as the Opposition by then, and the nation's economy was a disaster. Jim Cairns was under the spotlight, and so too was Lionel Murphy. Frank Sinatra came and fought and went. Wills were sometimes ignored, mothers went to work if they chose. The writer, Ron Williams, worked his way through newspapers and magazines and other sources day by day until he came up with most of the major events and ideas of 1974. He presents them here in a thoroughly readable book, with a mixture of humour and gravitas. Ron Williams is a retired teacher, mathematician, computer-man, political scientist, farmer and writer. He has a BA from Sydney and a Masters in Social Work and a PhD in Political Science from Hawaii. Contents Getting slowly off the ground Mundey as an angel Mundey as a devil Margaret Whitlam A ban on tobacco advertising Dirty dagoes Your dying duty Thy will be not done Whitlam goes to the polls Effects of strikes Election letters The election result How safe are we? Country public transport Sinatra back in town Fair go for motor cyclists Strike first: apologia Foster children in society Mothers’ place is in the home The role of clubs Pages of letters on inflation Who judges the police? Pubs open on Sundays Two weeks of Whitlam’s woes Summarising 1974