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The Australian Constitution: Annotated Source Documents 1880-1901
The Australian Constitution Annotated Source Documents 1880-1901 Author:John Williams This collection of primary source material on the Australian commonwealth constitution of 1901 brings together original unedited drafts, memoranda, comments by the drafters, and personal letters about the process of drafting the text. Political records including the Hasnard extracts, speeches, and newspaper cartoons reveal the opinions of politi... more »cal leaders and the feelings of the populace about the landmark document. The early drafts and evolution of the document reveal much about Australian constitutional law and political history. Two volumes of 640 pages each with slipcase« less