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Labour history and labour process: The New South Wales railways before 1878Footnote∗

Greg Patmore University of Sydney,
Pages 426-441 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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  • ∗ I would like to thank Mark Bray, Ken Buckley, Deborah Davidson and George Strauss for their assistance in the preparation of this article.

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