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The Social Democratic Federation of Australasia was formed in November 1892 by two disaffected members of the Australian Socialist League:the married couple William H. McNamara (a key figure in the foundation of the ASL) and Bertha McNamara.The two established the Progressive Book Depot, Cosmopolitan Lending Library and International Reading Room. While its formal position differed little from the ASL, it was far more sceptical of Parliamentary process, believing that socialism should be built from below.

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Manifestos

• Mellor, W.H., Manifesto of the Social Democratic Federation of Australasia, Sydney, 1895. Image PDF Details

See also

• "Dogmatist", The materialist conception of history, an introduction to its study, Socialist Federation of Australasia, Melbourne, 1910, 84 pp. Image PDF Details
• "Dogmatist", 'The coming of socialism affirmed', in The materialist conception of history, an introduction to its study, Socialist Federation of Australasia, Melbourne, 1910. Image PDF Transcript HTML Transcript PDF Details