Dick Hamer : the liberal Liberal /: the liberal Liberal. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tim Colebatch.
• Authors: Colebatch, Tim
• Contents: About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Epigraph; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; 1 Beginnings; 2 Childhood; 3 From law to war; 4 Tobruk; 5 From El Alamein ; 6 To East Yarra; Part II; 7 Melbourne in the 1950s; 8 Politics before Bolte; 9 Henry Bolte; 10 Hamer enters politics; 11 Planning Melbourne; 12 The succession; Part III; 13 Hamer the man; 14 Hamer makes it happen; 15 Living with Whitlam; 16 Australia's most popular premier; 17 The Liberals turn right; Part IV; 18 Newport; 19 The land deals; 20 The economy, Malcolm Fraser, and the New Federalism. 21 Two key reforms22 Planning and the Liberal Party; 23 Hanging from a cliff; 24 The casino; 25 1980; 26 Decline and fall; Coda; Life after politics; Dick Hamer: an assessment; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; For further reading.
• Publisher Details: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic : Scribe Publications
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 994.506092; Premiers (Australia) -- Biography; Politicians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political; Premiers (Australia); Politicians; Politics and government; Victoria -- Politics and government -- 1976-1990; Victoria; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781925113396; 1925113396
• Related ISBNs: 9781925106138
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.