Thomas Price
Australian politician
Died when: 57 years 132 days (688 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Thomas Price (19 January 1852 – 31 May 1909), commonly referred to as Tom Price, served as the South Australian United Labor Party's first Premier of South Australia.
He formed a minority government at the 1905 election and was re-elected with increased representation at the 1906 election, serving in the premiership until his death in 1909.
It was the world's first stable Labor government.Shortly afterwards, John Verran led Labor to form the state's first of many majority governments at the 1910 election.
Achievements of the Price government included free state secondary schools, the formation of wages boards and a minimum wage, establishing the Municipal Tramways Trust through nationalisation, the costly administration of the Northern Territory was surrendered to the Federal government, and reform (though limited) of the upper house.
The government also attained successive budget surpluses and reduced the accumulated public debt.
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