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Lang is born :D
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Timeline
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Lang is married
Lang gets married to Hilda Amelia Bredt in 1896 -
Lang becomes mayor
1909-1911, Lang is Mayor of Auburn Photo Context: Opening of the 2nd Auburn Townhall -
Lang joins the NSWLA
Lang is elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Granville, acting as a backbencher. Lang sided with the Anti-Conscriptionists of the ALP when Hughes (who at the time was a part of Labor) was pushing for it Photo Context: NSWLA in 1937 during the Debate of the Greater Newcastle Bill -
Lang becomes Treasurer of NSW
Since Hughes brang all his friends over to the cool new Nationalist Party, the ALP opened up and Lang became Treasurer (he was also the leader of the Multi-leader state of Parramatta from 1920-1927) Photo Context: Unable to find specific date for the photo, however the Photo is of Jack Lang. -
Roaring 20's
Global Economy is recovering from WW1 (Except in Germany that’s a mess but they are recovering as well), Traditional No-no's such as Boys and Girls mixing together in Clubs are being broken, people of both races (especially in America) mixing and a wider acceptance of Alcohol Also there is a gang war happening in America Photo Context: Woman on the beach, 1925 -
Lang becomes leader of the Opposition
ALP loses the 1922 NSW Elections and Lang is elected leader of the ALP NSW Branch in 1923. Photo Context: Lang in 1930 -
Lang is premier part 1
Lang Leads the ALP to victory in 1925
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Lang ISNT premier :(
Lang loses to the Nationalist/Country Coalition led by Thomas Bavin 46-40 Photo Context: Thomas Bavin -
Great Depression :(
Uh oh Economy is bad now (Hitler predicted this, and so the NSDAP 📈 during this time) Photo Context: Workers outside of the New York Stock Exchange 1929 -
Big Crisis :O
PM Scullin makes a plan with the other premiers to combat the Great Depression Lang doesn't like it and creates the Lang Plan. -
Lang is Premier part 2
Partly because the Nationalists and Country didn't coalition this time, Lang wins 55-23-12 also because the Great Depression happened under Bavin's Premiership Photo Context: Lang in 1930 -
Big Crisis 2
In a vote in the House (that was also a vote of confidence) crossed to the UAP and brung down Scullin ALP splits in 2 and Lang forms Lang Labor, most Trade Unions back Lang. -
Big Crisis 3
UAP under Lyons makes a law that allows the Government to extract money from NSW under the Financial Agreement Enforcement act of 1932
(High Court upholds) Lang compares this to SLAVERY (because he couldn't pay state employees) and due to Britain banning slavery in 1833, he takes all of the NSW Gov. Funds (in cash) and locks it up in a Pro-Lang Union Building -
Lang steps down :(
Governor Phillip Game (who was good friends with lang) told lang to stop, and though he considered arresting game he decided not to and so lang was dismissed. -
Emu War
Brave Aussie Soldiers head out into the Outback to fight the evil emu's 🫡 Photo Context: A man holding an emu killed by Australian soldiers -
Lang still doesnt like Labor
Lang continues to lead the NSW branch of Labor independent of the ALP, which due to the division the UAP keeps winning the state. The Federals slowly gain ground due to the Trade Unions not believing in Lang. Lang is ousted in 1939 as Opposition Leader and replaced by William Mckell Photo Context: William Mckell in 1953 -
After Years
He formed the ALP (Non Communist) soon after but had little traction but continued to rail against communism during the 40's. He continued to be apart of the Legislative Assembly until 1946, resigning so he could represent Reid in the House (mainly because the Liberals gave him preferences). His son Chris won his former seat in the Legislative Assembly in the By-Election He contested Blaxland in 1949 but failed and never won a seat again, though he did run for Senate in 1951. -
NSW Labor kicks Lang out :(
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Lang is reallowed into Labor :D
Pushed by Keating (Blaxland MP), Lang is readmitted into the ALP in '71 Photo Context: Paul Keating in 1991 -
Lang dies :(
Visited by Whitlam at this funeral (who was deposed by the Crown 45 Days Later, the other time the Crown dismissed a sitting government). He was buried at Rockwood Cemetery, Sydney
Keating said that he died with not an ounce of bitterness and never hated Curtin. Keating is considered to be Lang's Successor.