When raiders ruled – how the ‘Kelly Gang’ made a sham of self-government was written and published by John McArthur in 1935 to defend his Investment Executive Trust from an alleged attack by the government. The trust used door-to-door salesmen to solicit investments. In 1933, aware that debenture holders had little protection for their money, the government established a commission to investigate such trusts. McArthur saw the government decision as an attack on ordinary people, motivated by a select group of private financiers, the so-called ‘Kelly gang’.
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J. W. S. McArthur, When raiders ruled: how the 'Kelly Gang' made a sham of self-government. Wellington: J. W. S. McArthur, 1936.
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