Peter Ewer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5884625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Ewer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Ewer |
| SIGNATURE | EWER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | independent scholar |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-0661-8682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“The Ordinary Discharge of My Duty”
This article looks at one episode during the conscription debates of 1916‐17, concerning the defeat of the Labor member for Corio, Alfred Ozanne, in the federal election of May, 1917. Prior to the election, Ozanne was a soldier serving in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in the United Kingdom, but was about to be medically discharged from the Army. Archival research suggests Ozanne was the victim of a smear campaign by Prime Minister Hughes, j…
Servants of the national interest? Conservatives and aviation policy‐making in the 1930s
This article examines the record of conservative politicians in guiding the development of Australian aviation policy in the 1930s.1 At the time, aviation policy was a topic of great political interest because of its defence implications, and the promise of the new technology to accelerate international transport. It was accordingly subject to rival interpretations of where Australia's national interest lay—contributing to Britain's conception of…
A Gentlemen's Club in the Clouds
This paper discusses the Empire Air Mail Scheme, arguably Britain's most significant civil aviation initiative of the 1930s. Prior accounts have explained the stunted development of British air transport in terms of political vacillation, diplomatic difficulties, and the sheer scale of the undertaking. Using British and Australian archives, this paper shows that the scheme was poorly conceived, and its flawed planning assumptions resulted in a tr…
Industry policy under the accord
During the emergence and implementation of the ALP‐ACTU Accord, commentators havé paid comparatively little attention to its industry‐policy aspect. But the Accord itself rests on important changes in Australian unionism, its new priority in employment policy and ambition to participate in policymaking in general. These changes have now crystallised in a more penetrating analysis of manufacturing decline and demands for industry‐policy reform wit…
Servants of the national interest? Conservatives and aviation policy‐making in the 1930s
This article examines the record of conservative politicians in guiding the development of Australian aviation policy in the 1930s.1 At the time, aviation policy was a topic of great political interest because of its defence implications, and the promise of the new technology to accelerate international transport. It was accordingly subject to rival interpretations of where Australia's national interest lay—contributing to Britain's conception of…
A Gentlemen's Club in the Clouds
This paper discusses the Empire Air Mail Scheme, arguably Britain's most significant civil aviation initiative of the 1930s. Prior accounts have explained the stunted development of British air transport in terms of political vacillation, diplomatic difficulties, and the sheer scale of the undertaking. Using British and Australian archives, this paper shows that the scheme was poorly conceived, and its flawed planning assumptions resulted in a tr…
Industry policy under the accord
During the emergence and implementation of the ALP‐ACTU Accord, commentators havé paid comparatively little attention to its industry‐policy aspect. But the Accord itself rests on important changes in Australian unionism, its new priority in employment policy and ambition to participate in policymaking in general. These changes have now crystallised in a more penetrating analysis of manufacturing decline and demands for industry‐policy reform wit…
Industry policy under the accord
During the emergence and implementation of the ALP‐ACTU Accord, commentators havé paid comparatively little attention to its industry‐policy aspect. But the Accord itself rests on important changes in Australian unionism, its new priority in employment policy and ambition to participate in policymaking in general. These changes have now crystallised in a more penetrating analysis of manufacturing decline and demands for industry‐policy reform wit…
Servants of the national interest? Conservatives and aviation policy‐making in the 1930s
This article examines the record of conservative politicians in guiding the development of Australian aviation policy in the 1930s.1 At the time, aviation policy was a topic of great political interest because of its defence implications, and the promise of the new technology to accelerate international transport. It was accordingly subject to rival interpretations of where Australia's national interest lay—contributing to Britain's conception of…
A Gentlemen's Club in the Clouds
This paper discusses the Empire Air Mail Scheme, arguably Britain's most significant civil aviation initiative of the 1930s. Prior accounts have explained the stunted development of British air transport in terms of political vacillation, diplomatic difficulties, and the sheer scale of the undertaking. Using British and Australian archives, this paper shows that the scheme was poorly conceived, and its flawed planning assumptions resulted in a tr…
“The Ordinary Discharge of My Duty”
This article looks at one episode during the conscription debates of 1916‐17, concerning the defeat of the Labor member for Corio, Alfred Ozanne, in the federal election of May, 1917. Prior to the election, Ozanne was a soldier serving in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in the United Kingdom, but was about to be medically discharged from the Army. Archival research suggests Ozanne was the victim of a smear campaign by Prime Minister Hughes, j…
Political science (4 works) · Australian History and Society (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact (3 works) · Aviation (2 works)