{"product_id":"contraband-controversy-the-customs-history-of-australia-from-1901","title":"Contraband \u0026 Controversy: The Customs History of Australia from 1901","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecond Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficers of the Australian Customers Service have done much to shape modern Australia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was Customs officers who were charged by the new Commonwealth government in 1901 with constructing and defending the tariff wall that was designed to protect Australia's growing industries while also providing revenue for the widening range of government services and activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was Customs officers who administered the notorious dictation test, the principal weapon of the white Australia policy. It was Customs officers who enforced the tightening censorship imposed during the 1920s, on everything from books and films to bubblegum wrappers and whoopie cushions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd it was the Customs officers who found themselves thrust into the front line of the war against drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBased on wide-ranging research into the departmental archives and interviews with serving and retired officers, Professor Day tells the story of Customs in a way it has never been told before...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Day","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917749424297,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/day_fb27f95b-f545-4541-857c-2996990ee9a5.jpg?v=1676604703","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/contraband-controversy-the-customs-history-of-australia-from-1901","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}