Based on meticulous research, Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia 1829-1910 throws light upon those who are neglected within the celebratory history of Western Australia's past. Who fed the indentured servants who were cast adrift by their masters? What was the government's solution to the problem of unemployed paupers, many of them ex-convicts? And what became of the destitute women and children and the sick and insane? The overt wealth of present-day Western Australia makes for a problematic consideration of a colonial society characterised by the fundamental lack of resources and charitable institutions, and inadequate Governmental administration. With a sense of simplicity, Hetherington guides us toward contemplation of Western Australia as a state whose present wealth was built on the backs of indentured labourers, ex-convicts and penniless immigrants.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Uwa Publishing
ISBN-13
9781921401398
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94788296
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Organisations
Author
Penelope Hetherington
Publication Name
Paupers, Poor Relief and Poor Houses in Western Australia, 1829- 1910
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
202 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Penelope Hetherington
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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