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'Are We Medieval?' The Worker, 2 January 1904

This article from Brisbane publication The Worker rebukes derisive comments published by a London journalist mocking Australia’s legislation concerning workers as a reversion to medieval trade laws. Responding to McKenzie’s quip that…

Tags: Criticism, democracy, economy, guild, industrialisation, labour, legislation, McKenzie, medieval guilds, politics, Professor Thorold Rogers, progress, trade, trade bosses, trade guilds, trade unionism, wages, workers, working conditions

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