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Walking a Tightrope
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1. Aboriginal economies
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2. The New South Wales Colonial Treasury before self-government
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3. The Golden Transformation
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4. The Treasury and the expansion of ‘the Rail’
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5. Compliance, Conflict and Invention, 1880-1918
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6. Monetising the social contract, 1911–20
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7. Don’t Mention the War
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8. The Lang Plan, 1931
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Walking a Tightrope
Foreword
First Impressions
Introduction
Milestones
Aboriginal economies
The NSW Colonial Treasury before self-government
The Golden Transformation
The Treasury and the expansion of ‘the Rail’
Compliance, Conflict and Invention, 1880-1918
Monetising the social contract, 1911–20
Don’t Mention the War
The Lang Plan, 1931
Moments
The House the Lotteries Built
Australia’s determined transition to decimal currency, 1966
From the Bradfield Plan to Transurban’s Tollways
The Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme, 2005-11
Stronger Together and the Birth of the NDIS
Reconciliation
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Acknowledgements
Notes on contributors
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