Jack Lang in the Great Depression.

In years following the wall street collapse Australia was plunged into what would become the 'Great Depression' and the social and economic effects were felt enormously throughout the nation. Unemployment had reached over 450,000 in a population of 8 million. People were not only struggling to live but starving; soup kitchens, people receiving the dole and vagrants were the norm. The nation was plunged into crisis and in the political realm there were crises of their own. …

…or a traitor, sane or insane Lang certainly left his mark on Australian history and politics. Bibliography Clarke, F. G. The History of Australia. Westport, Conn. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002. Cooksey, Robert. Lang and Socialism. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1971 Lang. J.T. The Great Bust; The Depression of the Thirties. Katoomba: McNamara's Books, 1962 Louis. L.J. The Depression of the 1930's. Melbourne: Cassell Australia, 1968 McQueen, Humphrey. www.alphalink.com.au/~eureka/lang.htm. Date accessed: 22/08/2005