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B. A. Santamaria | |
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 Santamaria, c. 1950s | |
| Born | Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria 14 August 1915 |
| Died | 25 February 1998 (aged 82)[1] |
| Burial place | Bundoora Cemetery[2] |
| Nationality | Italian Australian |
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| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Political party | Democratic Labour |
| Children | 8 |
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Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria (14 August 1915 – 25 February 1998), usually known as B. A. Santamaria or Bob Santamaria and sometimes writing under the pseudonym John Williams,[3]: 323 was an Australian Roman Catholic anti-communist political activist and journalist. He was a guiding influence in the founding of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP), the party that split from the Labor Party (ALP) in the 1950s.
- ^ a b c Fitzgerald, Ross (8 August 2015). "Santamaria: A Most Unusual Man — portrait of a political powerbroker". The Australian.
- ^ "Read the first chapter of Santamaria". mupublishing.tumblr.com. Melbourne University Press.
- ^ Tregenza, Ian (April 2021). "The "Servile State" Down Under: Hilaire Belloc and Australian Political Thought, 1912-1953". Journal of the History of Ideas. 82 (2): 305–327.