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The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy 1852-1900 »
Publication date: 1968
The small-scale pastoral ancl commercial community of Victoria in 1850 did not need a stock exchange; by 1900, however, the institution was a well-developed one. How did this change come about? Throughout the greater part of the period 1850-1900 the predominant business of the share market was in mining securities. Gold-mining developments made possible the formation of Melbourne{u2019}s first stock exchange in 1861. Increasing activity in gold-mining shares enabled its successor (1865-84) to establish itself in a more enduring way. Silver at Broken Hill, gold in Western Australia, and copper in Tasmania, were vital to the early history of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne, as it has been known since 1884. The early history of the share market was associated also with railways, banks, insurance companies, gas companies, and government securities. Dr Hall undertook the writing of this book at the request of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne. He has written not only a history of the Exchange to 1900 but a lucid study of the economy that nourished its development. The book will interest economists and historians, and the general reader as well - particularly the investor who is looking for a deeper understanding of the way in which a stock exchange operates.
The law of Karma: a progression of poems »
Publication date: 1968
The Law of Karma is a Hindu doctrine of the transmigration of souls. In this work each reincarnation of the original soul is carefully placed in a historical and geographical context. It is really one long poem comprising a 'progression' of sixty-six parts through eleven life cycles. This structure allows the images to interact directly, free from connective links - discursive or didactic. The basic theme of the poem is that each betrayal of human responsibility opens the way to another more degenerate betrayal. It begins with the saint's complacent distaste for people and ends, some five hundred years later, with complacent genocide. The poem is a tightly-worked unit of cross-references in verse and narrative forms, echoed images, and frequent recurrence of whole lines.
Real product, income, and relative prices in Australia and the United Kingdom »
Publication date: 1968
This monograph provides a statistical comparison of the levels of real product and income in Australia and the United Kingdom. As well as overall totals, details are given of the expenditure and relative prices of individual goods and services comprising national product. These estimates provide much of the information needed to compare the levels of living standards and industrial production in the two countries, and therefore enable these aspects of Australian economic conditions to be placed in international perspective. The study should be of particular interest to intending migrants and tourists from the United Kingdom as it shows prices and distribution of personal expenditure compared with those in their own country. Business firms operating in both countries should find useful the figures of the comparative cost of producing different goods and services. Finally, the estimates of product and expenditure should assist economists and sociologists in studying the pattern of consumer and national spending in Australia compared with that in the United Kingdom.
The interpretation of national income estimates »
Publication date: 1968
Summaries of the flows of total expenditure and income in the economy and in the principal sectors comprising it have been used in many kinds of economic inquiry. In particular, information of this type helps in the examination of current trends in the level of economic activity. This has led to the preparation of social accounts by official statisticians in many countries. In this book an explanation of the nature and purpose of such statistics is given. Topics considered include the economic design of the social accounts, estimation and reliability of the figures, and the types of question which these data help to answer. Principles are explained, but by liberal use of examples and by constant attention to applications for which the data are intended, their discussion is kept on a practical plane. The book should be of value to anyone using national income and social accounting figures. It should be of particular interest to Australian readers, as the examples are drawn mostly from Australian data. However, the principles described have a general application, and some references to overseas practice are made where they are needed to keep the discussion in perspective.
Secondary education in Queensland, 1860-1960 »
Publication date: 1968
Secondary education has seen more rapid growth in the last two decades than any other section of Australian education. All Australian states have appointed committees to examine the present systems and to make recommendations for changes. As yet there has been no general agreement on such matters as the aim and purpose of secondary education, the most desirable curriculum, the role of public examinations, the place of the university, or the training of teachers. This book traces the origins of the system of secondary education in Queensland - the early grammar schools and small academies, the church schools, the state high schools. It examines the influence of the Scholarship Examination and the effect of university control over public examinations. It deals with the work and influence of individuals - politicians, administrators, headmasters, and teachers. To explain the course of events, it proposes hypotheses which might well form the basis for similar studies in other states. All those concerned with education will find this book of value. For politicians and for educational administrators and historians, there is food for thought in the author{u2019}s account of one hundred years of secondary education in Queensland, and in the comments and criticisms he has to make, while for those engaged in the teaching profession in Queensland it is essential reading.
Australian inland waters and their fauna: eleven studies »
Publication date: 1967
Australia's inland waters are inhabited by an interesting and unique fauna little known even to biologists. The eleven essays in this book are authoritative studies on various aspects of this fauna and its environment. The book surveys, first, the inland waters, their main climatic and topo graphic influences and chemical characteristics, and their classification. Then follow studies on the crustaceans, molluscs, amphibians, and fishes that inhabit the waters. The concluding section deals with some of the effects wrought by European man on both the animals and their environment. It is a book that will appeal to research workers and teachers; to students; to naturalists, conservationists, and anglers; to all with broad interests in the living world that surrounds them.
Thailand: social and economic studies in development »
Publication date: 1967
Thailand suffered invasion, inflation, and defeat in World War II. From its badly disorganized economy it was obliged by the peace treaty to deliver rice for several years to the United Nations at prices well below the prevailing free market price. In spite of this its international reserves have made a spectacular recovery and its present growth rate puts it in the front rank among the less developed countries. This is not to say that an account of Thailand's development since World War II is simply a success story. There have been corruption and industrial mismanagement, features of the social structure that hamper development, challenges both internal and external that have not yet been adequately met; from all these there are lessons to be learnt. Yet on the whole its progress appears to have been due to a capacity to learn by experience, and to use the aid of foreigners, both Western and Chinese, without allowing them to dominate the economy. Thailand, which has never undergone a period of Western colonial rule, has a social structure which admirably illustrates the diffusion of the Western economic system. Its agricultural taxation, its trade pattern, its banking system, and its methods of industrialization all have unique features. This series of studies, containing both survey material and new work, combines discussion of these and other aspects of Thailand{u2019}s social and economic structure with a general account of its economic development.
Simple thyristor circuits to pulse-fire ignitrons for capcitor discharge »
Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3699 1885_114969.jpg ANU Press Simple thyristor circuits to pulse-fire ignitrons for capcitor discharge Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Vance, Colin Francis
Self-organizing teaching systems »
Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3271 1885_114980.jpg ANU Press Self-organizing teaching systems Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Kaneff, Steven
A review of the specifications and design of the Mark II oil lubricated thrust and centering bearings of the Canberra homopolar generator »
Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3067 1885_114933.jpg ANU Press A review of the specifications and design of the Mark II oil lubricated thrust and centering bearings of the Canberra homopolar generator Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services