The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939 /
When Australian soldiers returned from World War I they were offered the chance to settle on 'land fit for heroes.' Promotional material painted a picture of prosperous farms and contented families, appealing to returned service people and their families hoping for a fresh start. Yet twent...
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Port Melbourne, Victoria :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Jay Winter
- Note to readers
- Introduction: 'A land fit for heroes': implementing soldier settlement in Australia
- Part one: Managing the men (1. 'When the inspector calls': the yeoman quest ; 2. 'Men on the margin': suspect soldiers ; 3. 'I intend to get justice': moral economy)
- Part two: Battling the land (4. 'Droughts and flooding rains': markestra nd the seasons ; 5. 'A land only fit for rabbits': environmental degradation)
- Part three: Damaged men (6. 'War wrecked': sending cripples to the country ; 7. 'From the farm to the asylum': mad and 'nervy' men)
- Part four: Getting on (8. 'Taking on a holding': women and families on the land ; 9. 'Settling down': successful soldier settlers).