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 …
Anthony Errington (1778-1848): Life & Labour (Part 1) For the working class, labour was the duty that helped them provide for themselves and their family through a certain trade that …
Martha Martin (b.1871): Life & Labour [2/3] Hotel life was a new experience from private life to public Martha Martin, ‘The Ups and Downs of Life’, p.97 David Vincent …
A.W Todd: Work Pays. Leisure and Recreation In keeping with the work orientated themes, we come to the most revered day in the worker’s monthly calendar: pay day. And …
Hilda Swettenham (b. ~1907): Life & Labour In a memoir entitled ‘‘Early Working Life from 1921 to 1936’ and other autobiographical fragments’, it is unsurprising to discover the central …
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 …
Mrs N. Jones (b.~1900): Life & Labour. Those were the days of slavery. Mrs Jones’ 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL letters, page 15. Primed for her working duties as a domestic servant …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Life & Labour “Then came the clatter of clogs on pavements (flags they were called) as the workers scurried along as if they had stepped …
Charles V. Skargon (b. 1900): Life & Labour What a difference to the Baltic and the Vedic although the food was good in those ships, but the lads were not …
Doris Hunt (1900) : Life and Labour During the 20th century it is evident that many of the working class worked to live. This is evident through Doris’s portrayal of …
