ISBN10: 0868405876, ISBN13: 9780868405872, [publisher: New South Wales Univ Pr Ltd August 2001] Softcover 8vo softcover 271pp very good. William McKell, the long-serving Labor Premier of New South Wales (1941-47), is in many ways the architect of the great electoral success of the ALP in NSW since the Second World War. - His political life began after the momentous 1916 split in the ALP over the conscription issue, when he became the youngest endorsed Labor candidate for the NSW state election. - Before he turned thirty he had become NSW Minister of Justice, and he eventually won the party leadership in 1939 and led the party to victory in 1941. - McKell played a central role in creating the modern NSW Labor Party, a pragmatic, electorally successful political machine. - Neville Wran described him as "perhaps the most significant political figure in the history of NSW"; like Wran, he cultivated rural as well as urban voters. - After six years as premier he accepted - controversially - Prime Minister Menzies' invitation to become Governor General, a post he filled until 1953. He died in 1985. - This lively account of McKell's life provides a vivid portrait of the development of this important labour movement figure, and a readable insight into New South Wales politics during a key period in twentieth century history.
[NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2001]

Sydney; University of New South Wales Press; 2000. paperback in very good condition, pages tanned. 271 pages, b/w photos Sydney; University of New South Wales Press; 2000 ISBN 0868405876 9780868405872 [AU]

Kensington, N.S.W., Australia: University of New South Wales, Date: 2000 271 pages. The page edges are lightly tanned. Several copies are available. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). 2000. University of New South Wales ISBN 0868405876 9780868405872 [AU]

UNSW Press, Sydney, Date: 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 271 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0868405876. ISBN/EAN: 9780868405872. Dewey Code: 994.04/092 B 21. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB14688. . 9780868405872 2000. UNSW Press ISBN 0868405876 9780868405872 [AU]