William Webb (1830-1919): Life & Labour While much of what follows has already been discussed in detail elsewhere. This blog differs in that it will form a chronology …
William Webb (1830-1919): Home & Family As mentioned in the previous blog William is quite secretive about his own family and discloses limited details about his private life …
William Webb (1830-1919): Migration, Immigration & Emigration Introduction The history of Australian immigration is as long as it is complex, so much so that readers could almost be excused …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Education & Schooling The education of the working-classes during the mid-nineteenth century, especially of those individuals residing in rural areas, was known to be of …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Purpose & Audience This blog looks at the purpose of William’s autobiography, as well as observing the audience he targets. In order to fully appreciate …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Migration, Immigration & Emigration ‘These American songs seemed to be her favourites. They seemed to inspire pictures of a land that was rich and free – …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Home & Family [Part 1] ‘Of course one’s life in this world does not begin as a blank new page. Before the teachers and the preachers start …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Migration, Immigration and Emigration “To go to America is not like coming here To go to America they have to come over and employ …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Migration, Immigration & Emigration “In 1938 feeling that life was getting too complicated I went to the League and started to arrange an exchange to Victoria …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Home & Family [Part 2] Jack McQuoid’s lengthy memoir of 343 pages is too long to contain all of his home and family experiences into one post. …
