The Vestey Story by Peter D'Abbs

Brief history of private companies controlled by Vestey family; p.24-29; Vesteys and Aborigines, living & employment conditions on N.T. cattle stations, wage discrimination case, Wave Hill case; p.46-50; Postscript by Paul Fox - current conditions at Wave Hill, industrial unrest at Limbunya outstation. From introduction: "This book is about the power wielded by the Vestey family. The Vesteys' family has done - more successfully than most, what our whole social system teaches us to do - devote itself to making money. The English "establishment" recognised this by elevating the two Vestey brothers who started the business to the peerage. Sir William Vestey was made a Baronet in 1913 and a Baron in 1922; Edmund Vestey was made a Baronet in 1921. The underlying theme of this book is not just the activities of the Vestey family but the nature of a society which encourages and honours the Vestey style of accumulating wealth.". This 1960 Australiasian Meat Industry Employees Union (Victorian Branch) Stapled is in fair condition. Owner's Name inside. Cover is worn and marked.

SKU: 1581885 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1581885
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