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Jack Lang (Australian politician)

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employers, the abolition of student fees in state-run high schools and improvements to various welfare schemes such as child endowment (which Lang's government had introduced). Various laws were introduced providing for improvements in the accommodation of rural workers, changes in the industrial arbitration system, and a 44-hour workweek. Extensions were made to the applicability of the Fair Rents Act while compulsory marketing along the lines of what existed in Queensland was introduced. Adult franchise for local government elections was also introduced, together with Legislation to safeguard native flora and to penalize ships for discharging oil. His government also carried out road improvements, including paving much of the
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this approach. At the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone for the new Auburn Town Hall in November 1926, he declared: "If I have my way, the Upper House will not be there much longer. Such a condition cannot continue, and, in fact, will not prevail much longer; but, for the time being, it is there, and our laws must continue to suffer while it exists."
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The photograph portrays Lang as a solitary but imposing figure, characteristics that epitomised his image in public life and his leadership style. His height of 193 centimetres earned him the nickname 'the big fella' and his forceful speaking style enabled him to intimidate and subdue opposition. He
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Lang continued to lead the Labor Opposition, although the NSW Branch of the ALP remained separate from the rest of the party. The UAP won the elections of 1935 and 1938. After this third defeat, the Federal Labor forces began to gain ground in NSW, as many union officials became convinced that Labor
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wake of the Great Depression, measures were taken to ease the hardships of evicted tenants together with the hardships facing householders and other debtors battling to meet repayments. He passed laws restricting the rights of landlords to evict defaulting tenants, and insisted on paying the legal
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Aged 16, he returned to the inner city, working first in a bookstore, and then as an office boy for an accountant. Nairn (1986) writes that Lang's experience in the Sydney slums brought "an intimate knowledge of the protean denizens who found shelter there", inculcating in Lang some "real sympathy
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In 1930, more than one in five adult males in New South Wales were without a job. Australian governments responded to the Depression with measures that, Lang claimed, made circumstances even worse - cuts to government spending, civil service salaries and public works cancellations. Lang vigorously
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in 1922), brought him into significant conflict with the governor. However, his government's agenda required more political support to pass than the upper house was able to give, and Lang and the Labor party sought to eliminate what they saw as an outdated bastion of conservative privilege through
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Lang was a powerful orator, and during the crisis of the Depression, he addressed huge crowds in Sydney and other centres, promoting his populist program and denouncing his opponents and the wealthy in extravagant terms. His followers promoted the slogans "Lang is Right" and "Lang is Greater than
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As Premier, Lang refused to cut government salaries and spending, a stand which was popular with his constituents, but which made the state's fiscal position more parlous, though the economic state of the six other various Australian governments fared little better during this same period. In the
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During his first term as Premier, Lang carried out many social programmes, including state pensions for widowed mothers with dependent children under fourteen, a universal and mandatory system of workers' compensation for death, illness and injury incurred on the job, funded by premiums levied on
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in 1931, Jack Lang announced his own programme for economic recovery. The "Lang Plan" advocated the temporary cessation of interest repayments on debts to Britain and that interest on all government borrowings be reduced to 3% to free up money for injection into the economy, the abolition of the
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in a city, municipality or shire could vote in that area's local council elections. His government also passed legislation to allow women to sit in the upper house of the New South Wales Parliament in 1926. This was the first government to do so in the British Empire and three years before the
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twice tried to introduce conscription to the country in WWI, Lang sided with the anti-conscriptionist wing of the ALP. The mass defection from the ALP of parliamentarians and supporters who supported the military measure opened up opportunities and Lang positioned himself for advancement. His
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for most of Lang's childhood, and he supplemented his family's income by selling newspapers in the city on mornings and afternoons. In the mid-1880s, due to his parents' poverty, he was sent to live with his mother's sister on a small rural property near
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by the state executive on 5 March 1943, and started his own parallel Labor Party, called the ALP (Non-Communist), but this time with only minority support in the NSW party and unions. Through the 1940s, he railed against the dangers of communism as a
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officer, advised Lang that in his view this action was illegal and that if Lang did not reverse it he would dismiss the government. Lang stood firm, and on 13 May 1932, the Governor withdrew Lang's commission and appointed the UAP leader,
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and the other state Premiers, who called for even more stringent cuts to government spending to balance the budget. In October 1931 Lang's followers in the federal House of Representatives crossed the floor to vote with the conservative
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Lang became a junior office assistant for an accounting practice, where his shrewdness and intelligence saw his career advance. Around 1900 he became the manager of a real estate firm in the then semi-rural suburb of
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to be replaced by a "Goods Standard" where the amount of money in circulation was linked to the number of goods produced, and the immediate injection of £18 million of new money into the economy in the form of
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Scott Stephenson. ""Ballot-Faking Crooks and a Tyrannical Executive": The Australian Workers Union Faction and the 1923 New South Wales Labor Party Annual Conference." Labour History, no. 105 (2013): 93-111.
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This was the first case of an Australian government with the confidence of the lower house of Parliament being dismissed by a Vice-Regal representative, the second case being when Governor-General
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for them, but above all a determination to avoid their kind of existence, reinforced by a revulsion against the hardships of his own life in a large, generally poverty-stricken family."
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Early in 1931, Jack Lang released his own plan to combat the Depression; this became known as "the Lang Plan". This was in contrast to the "Melbourne Agreement", later known as the
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always dressed with care, in three-piece suits and, at least in his earlier career, watch and chain. While cultivating many followers he was essentially a loner with few intimates.
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movement, rode up and broke the ribbon. The New Guard also planned to kidnap Lang, and plotted a coup against him during the crisis that brought Lang's premiership to an end.
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financial recession, the state's accounts were in deficit; Lang managed to cut this deficit significantly. From 1920 to 1927, he was a member for the multi-member seat of
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and Michael Cathcart, among others, have put forward the possibility that such a clash would have seen the Commonwealth Armed Forces fighting the New South Wales Police.
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which devastated Australia, Lang became interested in politics, frequenting radical bookshops and helping with newspapers and publications of the infant
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at a by-election. Jack Lang's victory in Reid was unexpected; he was elected on a minority of the votes thanks to preferences given to him by the
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He grew into a big man, 193 centimetres of 'uncouth, untrained political pugnacity', his trademark black bristling moustache and rasping voice.
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in the early 1890s to seek employment, aged 14. His first jobs were in the rural areas to the south-west of Sydney: on a poultry farm at
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would never win again in the state while Lang remained leader. Lang was ousted as NSW Opposition Leader in 1939 and was replaced by
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in 1891. At the age of 19 he married Hilda Amelia Bredt (1878–1964), the 17-year-old daughter of prominent feminist and socialist
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Lang died in Auburn in September 1975, aged 98, and was commemorated with a packed house and overflowing crowds outside Sydney's
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Since the Commonwealth Government had become responsible for state debts in 1928 under an amendment to the Constitution, the new
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again from 1927 to October 1930. After New South Wales returned to single-member electorates, Lang was elected as the member for
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The family lived in the inner-city slums for the majority of Lang's early childhood, including for a period on Wexford Street in
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and bring down the Scullin government. This action split the NSW Labor Party in two – Lang's followers became known as
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during his career and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella", was an Australian politician, mainly for the
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paid the interest to the overseas bondholders and then set about extracting the money from NSW by passing the
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and memorial service. His funeral was attended by prominent Labor leaders including then Prime Minister
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Streets). He was the third son (and sixth of ten children) of James Henry Lang, a watchmaker born in
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In response, Lang withdrew all the state's funds from government bank accounts and held them at the
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he wrote: "White Australia must not be regarded as a mere political shibboleth. It was Australia's
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warrior'. He remained a member of the Legislative Assembly until 1946, resigning to stand for the
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region of Victoria, attending for about four years the local Catholic school. Lang returned to
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This article is about the Premier of New South Wales. For other people of the same name, see
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was a single-member electorate. In 1927 the electorate again went back to holding one MP.
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in cash, so the federal government could not gain access to the money. The Governor, Sir
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had begun in earnest with devastating effects on the nation's welfare and security.
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Lang opposed the Premiers' Plan agreed to by the federal Labor government of
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Lenin." Lang was not a revolutionary or even a socialist, and he loathed the
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credit. The Prime Minister and all other state Premiers rejected the plan.
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that contested federal and state elections and was briefly a member of the
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Letter by Sir P Game to Mrs Eleanor Hughes-Gibb, 2.7.1932, ML MSS 2166/5.
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opposed these measures and was elected in a landslide in October 1930.
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from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1932. He was dismissed by the
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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
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The 'Big Fella': Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891-1949
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Jack Lang
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Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Reid
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after the rest of the labour movement had abandoned it. In
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Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales
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Lang spent his long retirement editing his newspaper
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After Labor's defeat at the 1927 election, Lang was
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G. (Red Ted) Theodore 1884–1950 1764:, despite voting for the latter's 1564:On 19 March 1932, Lang opened the 1374:in 1923 by his fellow Labor Party 1330:He was elected as a member of the 1114:St Francis Marist Brothers' School 14: 4375: 2563: 2441:Collection - State Library of NSW 1831:. In the 1993 ABC TV documentary 1051:193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 16:Australian politician (1876–1975) 3316: 1942:electoral district of Parramatta 1727:Grave of Jack and Hilda Lang at 1711:1946 Australian federal election 2519: 2495: 2459: 2429: 2389: 2365: 2335: 2325: 2267: 2241: 2215: 2189: 2163: 2137: 1704: 1602:Lang smoking his trademark pipe 1580:, a member of the paramilitary 1431:and New South Wales Government 1279: 1188:, close to the present site of 1071: 2111: 2012: 1998:National Archives of Australia 1982: 1947: 1881:For Australia: Stirring Speech 1720:, who became Premier in 1941. 1547:Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1260:, and then as the driver of a 1140:. He twice served as the 23rd 1: 4349:Treasurers of New South Wales 3359:Treasurers of New South Wales 2537: 2423:National Library of Australia 2311:Parliament of New South Wales 1499:Great Depression in Australia 1175: 4334:Burials at Rookwood Cemetery 2477:Australian Capital Territory 1411:1927 Lang caretaker ministry 1334:in 1913 for the district of 1160:and subsequent elections as 49:Premier Jack T. Lang, c.1925 7: 4299:Australian social democrats 4294:Premiers of New South Wales 3742:New South Wales Labor Party 3067:Premiers of New South Wales 1940:Between 1880 and 1920, the 1883:. New Zealand Worker Print. 1239:. His father suffered from 1146:Governor of New South Wales 942:27 September 1975 (aged 98) 10: 4380: 4304:Australian Roman Catholics 2906:Premier of New South Wales 2803:Premier of New South Wales 2593:Dr. Francis Henry Furnival 1910:Lang, John Thomas (1970). 1897:Lang, John Thomas (1962). 1888:Lang, John Thomas (1956). 1879:Lang, John Thomas (1946). 1870:Lang, John Thomas (1944). 1768:in 1947. He contested the 1708: 1676:Gerald Stone, in his book 1591: 1508: 1404: 1385: 1286:banking crash of the 1890s 1156:and resoundingly lost the 1154:1932 constitutional crisis 1142:Premier of New South Wales 61:Premier of New South Wales 18: 4240: 4204: 4003: 3907: 3748: 3365: 3314: 3073: 3024: 3015: 3007: 3000: 2990: 2981: 2973: 2968: 2958: 2949: 2941: 2930: 2922: 2912: 2903: 2895: 2885: 2876: 2868: 2857: 2847: 2838: 2830: 2819: 2809: 2800: 2792: 2782: 2773: 2765: 2754: 2746: 2736: 2727: 2719: 2714: 2704: 2695: 2690: 2680: 2652: 2644: 2628: 2620: 2613: 2605: 2596: 2590: 2585: 2528:The Sydney Morning Herald 1967:Colony of New South Wales 1123: 1109: 1099:James Henry Lang (father) 1092: 1081: 1055: 1047: 1018: 1005: 995: 969: 955: 938: 933:Colony of New South Wales 914: 909: 905: 891: 879: 868: 856: 852: 848: 841: 837: 823: 811: 800: 788: 778: 768: 743: 731: 719: 709: 698: 686: 682: 675: 671: 657: 645: 635: 624: 614: 602: 594: 583: 573: 563: 552: 542: 532: 521: 511: 501: 490: 482: 472: 462: 451: 442: 435: 423: 411: 400: 393: 389: 385: 378: 374: 362: 345: 335: 324: 316: 306: 296: 286: 275: 265: 255: 247: 236: 224: 214: 204: 193: 185: 173: 161: 151: 143: 132: 120: 108: 98: 88: 77: 58: 54: 42: 30: 2969:Party political offices 2467:"Mr. Lang Back In Party" 2145:"The New Area at Auburn" 1919: 1863: 1162:Leader of the Opposition 437:Minister for Agriculture 3002:Parliament of Australia 1735:Lang was expelled from 1588:The Crisis of 1931–1932 1152:, at the climax of the 2381:Foott, Bethia (1968). 2309:Former members of the 1953:Full birth-place was: 1872:Communism in Australia 1815:in 1971, initiated by 1801:White Australia Policy 1732: 1624:United Australia Party 1603: 1520: 1505:Second term, 1930–1932 1402: 1342:. When Prime Minister 1325:Municipality of Auburn 1039:(1940–1941; 1943–1950) 1013:(1909–1943; from 1971) 960:Catholic Lawn Cemetery 829:Electorate abolished 715:Electorate established 2655:Member for Parramatta 1903:Angus & Robertson 1774:1949 federal election 1726: 1709:Further information: 1601: 1566:Sydney Harbour Bridge 1518: 1509:Further information: 1422:Great Western Highway 1405:Further information: 1400: 1393:First term, 1925–1927 1386:Further information: 859:Australian Parliament 752:Serving with 2860:Minister for Forests 2631:Member for Granville 2544:Nairn, Bede (1986). 2530:. 29 September 1975. 2197:"Municipal Election" 2087:Nairn, Bede (1983). 1846:St. Mary's Cathedral 1511:Second Lang ministry 1401:Lang giving a speech 1102:Mary Whelan (mother) 2841:Secretary for Lands 2639:District abolished 2506:, ABC Enterprises, 1912:The Turbulent Years 1892:. Invincible Press. 1856:. He was buried at 1797:The Turbulent Years 1682:The Turbulent Years 1479:Sir Dudley de Chair 1475:Legislative Council 1439:of 1917, including 1407:First Lang ministry 1262:horse-drawn omnibus 2933:Colonial Treasurer 2822:Colonial Treasurer 2757:Colonial Treasurer 2730:Colonial Treasurer 2715:Political offices 2661:Served alongside: 2472:The Canberra Times 2397:"Lang's Expulsion" 2361:– via Trove. 2293:– via Trove. 2263:– via Trove. 2237:– via Trove. 2211:– via Trove. 2185:– via Trove. 2159:– via Trove. 2133:– via Trove. 1733: 1604: 1521: 1448:universal suffrage 1403: 1237:Castlereagh Street 1164:. He later formed 1158:resulting election 1061:Hilda Amelia Bredt 302:Bill Dunn (acting) 4271: 4270: 4205:Shadow ministries 3860:Kristina Keneally 3708: 3707: 3325: 3324: 3034: 3033: 3025:Succeeded by 2991:Succeeded by 2959:Succeeded by 2913:Succeeded by 2886:Succeeded by 2848:Succeeded by 2810:Succeeded by 2796:Sir George Fuller 2783:Succeeded by 2737:Succeeded by 2705:Succeeded by 2698:Member for Auburn 2681:Succeeded by 2659:1920–1927 2606:Succeeded by 2405:. No. 1990. 1858:Rookwood Cemetery 1823:and supported by 1729:Rookwood Cemetery 1574:Kate Darian-Smith 1491:Opposition Leader 1483:their upper house 1446:Lang established 1372:Opposition Leader 1190:The Metro Theatre 1127: 1126: 901: 900: 833: 832: 667: 666: 4371: 4339:Mayors of Auburn 4241:Leadership votes 3960:Andrew Refshauge 3735: 3728: 3721: 3712: 3711: 3352: 3345: 3338: 3329: 3328: 3320: 3060: 3053: 3046: 3037: 3036: 3008:Preceded by 2974:Preceded by 2942:Preceded by 2923:Preceded by 2896:Preceded by 2869:Preceded by 2831:Preceded by 2793:Preceded by 2766:Preceded by 2750:Sir Arthur Cocks 2747:Preceded by 2740:Sir Arthur Cocks 2723:John Fitzpatrick 2720:Preceded by 2684:Albert Bruntnell 2648:Albert Bruntnell 2645:Preceded by 2621:Preceded by 2591:Preceded by 2583: 2582: 2559: 2532: 2531: 2523: 2517: 2516: 2499: 2493: 2492: 2490: 2488: 2475:. 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Index

Jack Lang
The Honourable
Premier Jack T. Lang, circa 1925.
Premier of New South Wales
1925
1930
George V
Philip Game
Thomas Bavin
Bertram Stevens
Dudley de Chair
George Fuller
Thomas Bavin
Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
Jack Baddeley
William McKell
Peter Loughlin
Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales
James Dooley
Bill Dunn
William McKell
Secretary for Lands and Minister for Forests
Peter Loughlin
Ted Horsington
Minister for Agriculture
Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales
Arthur Cocks
John Storey
John Fitzpatrick
New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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