Papers of Gordon Barton, 1966-2005 [manuscript]. [1966-2005]

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Papers of Gordon Barton, 1966-2005 [manuscript]. [1966-2005]

Typescript by Barton on Francis James. Three folders of party documents on Liberal Reform Movement, Australia Party and Australian Democrats, 1966-1977; tribute to Barton, 2005.

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Libraries Australia

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Barton, Gordon, 1929-2005

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Businessman and founder of the Australia Party. From the description of Papers of Gordon Barton, 1966-2005 [manuscript]. [1966-2005] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 317284662 ...

Australia Party

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The Australia Party grew out of the Liberal Reform movement, a group with the prime aim of reforming the Liberal Party and especially its policy on Vietnam. The name Australia Party was taken in 1969 and in 1969-70 it had a representative in the Senate in Tasmanian, Senator Turnbull. Party members sought to operate a system of participatory democracy within the party while some demanded a more formal, bureaucratic organization. A compromise retained the emphasis on participation by the membershi...