Author : BABETTE. SMITH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1458747514
AUSTRALIA'S BIRTHSTAIN
BABETTE. SMITH
Australia S Birthstain
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Australia's Birthstain
Babette Smith
Author : Babette Smith
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459613461
Australia's Birthstain by Babette Smith Pdf
Why is it that Australians are still misled by myths about their convict heritage? Why are so many family historians surprised to find a convict ancestor in their family trees? Why did an entire society collude to cover up its past? Babette Smith traces the stories of hundreds of convicts over the 80 years of convict transportation to Australia....
Bound for Botany Bay
Alan Brooke,David Brandon
Author : Alan Brooke,David Brandon
Publisher : National Archives UK
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120936799
Bound for Botany Bay by Alan Brooke,David Brandon Pdf
This is the story of an extraordinary period in British criminal history, brought to life through unique surviving records held by the UK National Archives. For over two hundred years, tens of thousands of convicts were sentenced to be 'banished beyond the seas', mostly to Australia and to destinations which became the stuff of legend - Botany Bay, Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island. This book follows their epic voyages across the world's oceans, recapturing the perils and unexpected pleasures of life at sea in fresh and fascinating detail.
The Luck of the Irish
Babette Smith
Author : Babette Smith
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781743437766
The Luck of the Irish by Babette Smith Pdf
The author of the bestselling Cargo of Women and Australia's Birthstain tracks the lives of Irish convicts who arrived in Australia the mid-1800s, uncovering a long-lasting influence of the Irish convicts on our national character. The luck of the Irish was chronic bad luck, as their sad history attests. That's how it looked for 250 Irish convicts when their ship, the Hive, sank ignominiously off the New South Wales coast in 1835. Miraculously all survived, guided to safety by local Aboriginal people. They landed at a time when the so-called slave colony was at its height, ruled by the lash and the chain gang. Yet as Babette Smith tracked the lives of the people aboard the Hive, she discovered a very different story. Most were assigned to work on farms or in businesses, building a better life than they possibly could have experienced in Ireland. Surprisingly, in the workforce they found power, which gave rise to the characteristic Australian culture later described by D.H. Lawrence: 'Nobody felt better than anybody else, or higher.' The Luck of the Irish is a fascinating portrait of colonial life in the mid-nineteenth century that reveals how the Irish helped lay the foundations of the Australia we know today. 'Deeply researched and vividly written, it's a terrific new and up-to-date account of the convict experience, mainly from the bottom up. I'm impressed.' - Emeritus Professor Alan Atkinson FAHA, University of Sydney 'Brings the convict era to life through personal stories and insightful analysis.' - Lindsay Tanner
Death Or Liberty
Tony Moore
Author : Tony Moore
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459621008
Death Or Liberty by Tony Moore Pdf
Death or Liberty reveals how the British Government of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries banished to the end of the earth Australia political enemies viewed by authorities with the same alarm as today s terrorists : Jacobins, democrats and republicans; machine breakers, food rioters, trade unionists, and Chartists; Irish, Scots, Canadian and even American rebels. While criminals in the eyes of the law, many of these prisoners were heroes and martyrs to their own communities, and are still revered in their homelands as freedom fighters and patriots, progressive thinkers, democrats and reformers. Yet in Australia, the land of their exile, memory of these rebels and their causes has dimmed. This is the first narrative history that brings together the stories of the political prisoners sent as convicts to Australia from all parts of the British Empire, spanning the early days of the penal settlement at Sydney Cove until transportation ended in 1868. Author Tony Moore asks who were these prisoners, and what led them to take the radical actions they did? Why did the authorities so fear these dissenters and rebels, and was transportation effective in halting dissent? What became of the political convicts in Australia and who escaped or returned home?
A Cargo of Women
Babette Smith
Author : Babette Smith
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Women convicts
ISBN : 1405039779
A Cargo of Women by Babette Smith Pdf
A Cargo of Women: The Novel traces the chequered story of one hundred women transported together as convicts in 1829 on the ship Princess Royal. Caught in an England convulsed by industrial change, they became the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land.Framing them all is the story of the indomitable Susannah Watson who, trapped in the crowded filthy slums of Nottingham, stole because she "could not bear to see her children starving". Separated forever from her husband and four children, Susannah was transported for 14 years but served 16. She endured the convict system at its worst, yet emerged triumphant to die in her bed aged 83 singing Rock of Ages.First published by Macmillan in 1991, Babette Smith's timeless classic has been hailed as the greatest recounting of an extraordinary chapter in our colonial history.
A Cargo of Women
Babette Smith
Author : Babette Smith
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781741766097
A Cargo of Women by Babette Smith Pdf
Intrigued to discover a convict ancestor in her family tree, Babette Smith decided to investigate her life and the lives of the 99 women who were transported with her on the ship Princess Royal in 1829. Piece by piece she reveals the story of her ancestor the indomitable Susannah Watson who, trapped in the crowded filthy slums of Nottingham, stole because she could not bear to see her children starving'. Separated forever from her husband and four children, she was transported to Australia for 14 years. She endured the convict system at its worst, yet emerged triumphant to die in her bed aged 83 singing Rock of Ages'. Babette Smith reconstructs the lives of the women from the Princess Royal from fragments of information in shipping lists, official records, newspapers and court transcripts. Her research overturns stereotypes of women convicts as drunken whores and criminals. Caught in an England convulsed by change, they become the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land. Many proved to be resourceful and resilient, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by a new society. First published two decades ago, A Cargo of Women became a bestseller and remains one of the most valuable accounts of convict life in Australia. This new edition includes further information about the women from the Princess Royal and new illustrations. 'Smith comes as close as any historian has come to reconstructing the complex experience of a convict woman an absorbing story.' - Kay Daniels, Australian Historical Studies
The Chains of Colonial Inheritance
Adam Jamrozik
Author : Adam Jamrozik
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0868407496
The Chains of Colonial Inheritance by Adam Jamrozik Pdf
Explores the issue of Australia's ongoing difficulties in establishing an independent national identity. He then traces these difficulties to what he identifies as 'unresolved issues' in Australian society inherited from the colonial days, including the 'hybrid' political system, a hostility to non-Europeans, resistance to reconciliation, the rejection of multiculturalism, the ongoing degradation of the natural environment, and a lack of serious engagement with Asian and Pacific countries despite our geographic proximity.
A Brief History of Australia
Barbara A. West,Frances T. Murphy
Author : Barbara A. West,Frances T. Murphy
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9780816078851
A Brief History of Australia by Barbara A. West,Frances T. Murphy Pdf
Basic facts, a chronology, a bibliography, and a list of suggested reading make up the appendixes. --Book Jacket.
Vigilante Justice in Society and Popular Culture
Peter Robson,Ferdinando Spina
Author : Peter Robson,Ferdinando Spina
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781683933557
Vigilante Justice in Society and Popular Culture by Peter Robson,Ferdinando Spina Pdf
This unique collection explores the complex issue of vigilantism, how it is represented in popular culture, and what is its impact on behavior and the implications for the rule of law. The book is a transnational investigation across a range of eleven different jurisdictions, including accounts of the Anglophone world (Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States), European experiences (Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Portugal), and South American jurisdictions (Argentina and Brazil). The essays, written by prominent international scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and media studies, present data, historical and recent examples of vigilantism; examine the national Laws and jurisprudence; and focus on the broad theme of vigilante justice in popular culture (literature, films, television). Vigilante Justice in Society and Popular Culture sheds light on this topic offering a detailed look beyond the Anglophone world. This collection will enrich the debate by adding the opportunity for comparison which has been largely lacking in scholarly debate. As such, it will appeal not only to scholars of law, sociology, criminology, and media studies, but also to all those who are engaged with these topics alike.
Turning Points in Australian History
Martin Crotty,David Andrew Roberts
Author : Martin Crotty,David Andrew Roberts
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921410567
Turning Points in Australian History by Martin Crotty,David Andrew Roberts Pdf
This exciting and stimulating book looks back at turning points and crucial moments in Australian history. Rather than arguing that there have been forks on a pre-determined road, the book challenges us to think about other paths or better paths that might have led to different outcomes.
Australia's Secular Foundations
Malcolm Wood
Author : Malcolm Wood
Publisher : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781925333329
Australia's Secular Foundations by Malcolm Wood Pdf
Explaining how Australia’s secular society derives from its colonial past, this book examines: • the environmental and social context that encouraged godlessness, including the convict system, the bush, materialism and cultural development; • religious practice and sectarianism; • the state’s policy of denominational even-handedness to ensure social harmony; • the challenges to faith that science and critical biblical scholarship posed; and • churchmen’s attempts to foist a moral code on society, and their ambivalent attitudes to society’s poor and distressed.
Defiant Voices
Babette Smith
Author : Babette Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Penal colonies
ISBN : 0642279594
Defiant Voices by Babette Smith Pdf
Between 1788 and 1868, approximately 25,000 women were transported to Australia. For nearly 200 years, there has been a chorus of outrage at their vulgarity, their depravity and their promiscuity. Babette Smith takes the reader beyond this traditional casting of convict women, looking for evidence of their humanity and individuality. Certainly some were desperate, overwhelmed by a relentless chain of criminal convictions, drunkenness and despair. But others were heroic, defiant. Smith offers fresh insights: the women's use of sound and voice to harass officials, for example; the extent of their deliberate resistance against authority. This resistance, she argues, has contributed significantly to broader Australian culture. The women's stories begin when their fates are decided by the British Crown. We are introduced to women who stole, set fires, rioted, committed insurance fraud, murdered; mothers of six and 12-year-old girls; women who refused to show deference to the Court, instead giving mock curtsies, 'jumping and capering about'. 'A sailor', wrote ship's surgeon Peter Cunningham, was 'more an object of pity than wrath. To see twenty wicked fingers beckoning to him, and twenty wicked eyes winking at him, at one and the same time, no wonder his virtue should sometimes experience a fall!'. Among the hysterical accounts of bad behaviour aboard female convict ships written by concerned reverends, surgeons and others are scenes that show female camaraderie, fun and intrepid spirit. Washing clothes became 'a grand water party'; caught in a storm, women came up on deck to help their fellow convicts haul water; women sang and danced before bed, putting on concerts for each other, 'dressed out in their gayest plumage'. This camaraderie continued in Australia. In Tasmania's overcrowded Cascades factory, the superintendent complained about women 'corrupting each other' in nightly conversation laced with 'obscenity'. Another interpretation is that women sought the comfort of sharing their woes with one another, telling 'war stories' of life on assignment and generally enjoying each other's company in language that was everyday for them. Defiant Voices tells the story of the Crown trying and failing to make its prisoners subservient to a harsh penal system. Convict women challenged the authorities by living in perpetual disobedience, which was often flagrant, sometimes sexual and always loud. They were not all 'the most abandoned prostitutes', but their sexual mores were certainly different from the observers who labelled them. From factory rioters to individuals like Ann Wilson, whose response-'That will not hurt me'-provoked a magistrate to pile punishment after punishment onto her, the women of Defiant Voices fought like tigers and drove men to breaking point with their collective voices, the lewd songs and 'disorderly shouting' resounding from the page.
Churchill and Australia
Graham Freudenberg
Author : Graham Freudenberg
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1742623670
Churchill and Australia by Graham Freudenberg Pdf
"Australia seemed to bring out the worst in Winston Churchill. Often enough to form a discernible pattern, Australia found itself on the wrong side of the very qualities-his strength of will, singleness of purpose, his refusal to 'give way, in things great or small, large or petty', the power of his imagination to set grim reality at defiance, his mastery of the English language-that made Winston Churchill, as the philosopher Isaiah Berlin described him, 'the saviour of his country, the largest human being of his time'." Winston Churchill was a titan of the 20th Century, universally acknowledged as one of the greatest leaders of his age. Yet his relationship with Australia was a fraught one, tainted by the military failure of the Gallipoli campaign in the First War, and the disaster of Singapore in the Second. Churchill the patrician, descendant of dukes, could not appreciate Australia's dearly held egalitarianism, while Churchill the imperial statesman was impatient, and at times intolerant, of Australia's growing urge towards independence. The relationship between the two would span the first 50 tumultuous years of the 20th Century, from the Boer War through to opening salvoes of the Cold War, and act as a fascinating backdrop to Australia's maturity from a collection of autonomous colonies to full nationhood. Written with extraordinary narrative verve, and relying on exhaustive research and a true insider's knowledge of the political world, this is history written at its compelling best. Winner of the Walkley Award for Non-fiction 2008
CultureShock! Australia
Ilsa Sharp
Author : Ilsa Sharp
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789814408905
CultureShock! Australia by Ilsa Sharp Pdf
CultureShock! Australia is chock-full of information that will help you assimilate effortlessly into life in the land Down Under. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book covers all the basics for settling in, including the options you should consider before deciding whether to have a pool in your backyard or a full-fledged garden in the front, and what to do when your teenagers assert their rights. Peer beneath the laid-back veneer of the Australian people and learn more about what they hold dear as well as their attitudes towards ‘tall poppies’ and multiculturalism. Discover how to entertain guests around the ‘barbie’ and what to do when given a ‘shout’. Find out more about how to speak Strine as well as how important leisure is in the Australian working world. CultureShock! Australia is the only guide you will need to fully understand the Aussie people and their culture and truly enjoy your stay in the land of the Southern Cross.
