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Fractured families : life on the margins in Colonial New South Wales /
Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn't expect to make their fortunes. Some went on to great success, but countless convicts and free migrants struggled with limited prospects, discrimination and misfortune. Many desperate people turned to The Benevolent Society, Australia's first...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia :
UNSW Press,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn't expect to make their fortunes. Some went on to great success, but countless convicts and free migrants struggled with limited prospects, discrimination and misfortune. Many desperate people turned to The Benevolent Society, Australia's first charity founded in 1813, for assistance and sustenance. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians to present the everyday lives of these people. We see many families who have fallen on hard times because of drink, unwanted pregnancy, violence, unemployment or plain bad l. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (330 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781742247267 1742247261 9781742241982 1742241980 |