Waltzing Matilda and the Sunshine Harvester Factory :

the early history of the Arbitration Court, the Australian minimum wage, working hours and paid leave.
Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Hamilton, Reg.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Melbourne : Fair Work Australia, 2011.
Subjects:
Notes:"Written and prepared by the Honorable Reg Hamilton, Deputy President of Fair Work Australia"--Page [vi].

Physical description: 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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ISBN:9780646548814
0646548816
Table of Contents:
Foreward
Introduction
Waltzing Matilda and the great strikes: the origins of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Establishing an Australian minimum wage
The campaigns for equal pay for women and Aboriginal stockmen and minimum wages for adolescents
Leave and other entitlements
Tables
Biographies
Further reading
Notes
Illustration acknowledgments
Glossary
Index.