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The Liberal Nationals, 1931–1940: the problems of a party in ‘partnership government’*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Graham D. Goodlad
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The Historical Journal , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 133 - 143
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