Glory, glory for the Franchise - Professor Alan Reid on Premier Tom Price

Glory, glory for the Franchise: Tom Price and his battles with the Legislative Council

Labour History Society SA is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the election of Tom Price, the first Labor Premier of SA. Professor Alan Reid will examine the period of minority Labor government from 1905-1909, particularly focusing on the battle to change the qualifications for voting in Legislative Council elections.

Tom Price's trajectory - from a stonemason working on the exterior detail of the new SA Parliament House in the 1880s to the Premier of South Australia in 1905 - represents a remarkable chapter in SA political and trade union history.

Biographical information about Tom Price is available at SA History Hub: Tom Price - History Hub.

This free in-person event presented by Professor Alan Reid will take place at the Box Factory Community Centre, 59 Regent St South, Adelaide, on Sunday 12 October from 2.00pm.

Further reading on Tom Price: McCarthy, Stephanie. Tom Price : From Stonecutter to Premier. Wakefield Press, 2015.

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