Add this copy of Mutual Aid Or Welfare State. Australia's Friendly to cart. $34.26, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1984 by George Allen & Unwin.
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Very Good. 8vo. xviii, 229pp, index, appendices, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Or card. Some fading at spine. By the mid-19th century friendly societies were a major presence in every Australian town. They were known for their organisation of medical services, organising the supply of medicines, sick pay and the help they gave to those who fell on hard times. This books charts their growth as from the 1860s to the early 1950s between a quarter and half of all Australian families were benefitting from friendly society services.