| Description |
xvii, 358 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Recounts the development of the iron and steel industry in Australia from its primitive beginnings to the establishment of BHP as a major industrial force. Records the impact of international changes on the industry, the growth of trade unions, and changes as colonial owner- managers gave way to professionals |
| Analysis |
20th Century history (c 1914+) |
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BHP |
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Building materials (Australia) |
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Economic history |
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History, 1801-1900 |
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History, 1901-1945 |
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Industrial disputes |
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Iron and steel industry |
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Iron ore |
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Labour movement |
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Steelmaking |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 344-349 |
| Audience |
General |
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Postgraduate |
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Technical/Vocational/TAFE |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| Subject |
Iron industry and trade -- Australia -- History.
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Labor unions.
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Steel industry and trade -- Australia -- History.
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Steel industry and trade.
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| Author |
Liik, George.
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Ward, R. G. (Robert George)
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| ISBN |
0522847218 |
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