Spinifex and hessian : women in north-west Australia, 1860-1900 /

This book explores a grim Australian frontier and brings to life women's lives in one of the world's most remote places, Australia's northwest. Set against a backdrop of European pastoral, pearling and mining expansion, Spinifex and Hessian explores some of the dangerous and impermane...

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Main Author: Hunt, Su-Jane (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carlisle, Western Australia : Hesperian Press, [2018]
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Summary:This book explores a grim Australian frontier and brings to life women's lives in one of the world's most remote places, Australia's northwest. Set against a backdrop of European pastoral, pearling and mining expansion, Spinifex and Hessian explores some of the dangerous and impermanent lives of women during the colonial period of 1860-1900.
Item Description:First published 1986 by University of Western Australia Press, Perth.
Physical Description:viii, 168 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-159) and index.
ISBN:9780859057141
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