Tag Australian Labor Party

California Votes For Austerity: Prop 13 Becomes Law – June 8, 1978

– CBS News – June 8, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1978 was an interesting one if you lived in California. The Jarvis-Gann Initiative, or Prop 13 was passed by a landslide vote in the…

London - April 17, 1941

Hell Night – London And A 10 Hour German Air Raid – April 17, 1941

NBC News Of The World – April 17, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from London this day. Touted as a “reprisal attack” by Germany for Britain’s raid on Berlin and Potsdam a few days earlier, the Luftwaffe…

Labor Day 1941 – Sept. 1, 1941

President Roosevelt – Labor Day Message – September 1, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As a reminder that, even though today is a holiday, it’s because of the efforts of labor and the struggles of those workers to achieve…

Aneurin Bevan

Aneurin Bevan – Portrait In Sound – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

Aneurin Bevan – The Member of Abbw Vale: Portrait In Sound – BBC Transcription Service, circa 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aneurin Bevan is a name that probably rings no bells here in the U.S. – however, ask…

Quest For A Minimum Wage – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

– CBS Radio – Cross-Section: USA – Minimum Wage Laws – May 8, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since today is Labor Day, and while many people are busy celebrating – it’s also a day to celebrate the…

Charges And Counter-Charges – August 31, 1951

    – Edward R. Murrow and The News – August 31, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this last day of August in 1951 was about the unsettled nature of things. The war in Korea was…

San Cisco – Live At Splendour In The Grass 2015 – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival Edition

– San Cisco – Live At Splendour In The Grass Festival – July 24, 2015 – Triple J – Australia – Festival season continues. Tonight it comes from Australia, via Radio Station Triple J, who have an amazing site and…