Tom Price [electronic resource] : From stonecutter to premier
McCarthy, Stephanie2015
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How is it possible that an impoverished Welsh stonecutter could rise to the
position of the first Labor Premier of South Australia? Born to an alcoholic
father and an illiterate mother, Tom Price would overcome the daunting obstacles
of the slums of Liverpool, become an apprentice at the age of nine, discover the
value of education and, against the odds, marry the woman he loved. Immigrating
to South Australia to seek remedy from stonecutters' lung disease, Tom and his
family possessed nothing but a chest of belongings and determination to somehow
make the world a happier place for working men and women. Within three decades
Tom as master mason would carve the columns of Parliament House before entering
its chambers as a politician, feared by the conservatives and loved by the
people.
Main title:
Tom Price [electronic resource] : From stonecutter to premier / Stephanie McCarthy
Author:
McCarthy, Stephanie, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : , 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: pdfMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781743052273
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434325
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