A Woman On The Goldfields
recollections of emily skinner 1854-1878
$32.46
- Paperback
140 pages
- Release Date
31 August 1995
Summary
Goldfields Woman: The Pioneering Recollections of Emily Skinner
The first publication of the lively recollections of Emily Skinner, immigrant and miner’s wife on the Ovens and Buckland goldfields.
Emily Skinner, vibrant, observant, eternally young-at-heart, emigrated from Britain to Australia in 1854. Not only did she keep a ship-board journal, she later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a miner’s wife.
Here, published for the first time, is Emily’s a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522846522 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522846521 |
| Author: | Edward Duyker |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 140 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 August 1995 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 156mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Edward Duyker
Edward Duyker is a full-time writer and historian. His books include Tribal Guerrillas, The Dutch in Australia, An Officer of the Blue and The Discovery of Tasmania. He is co-editor of Daniel Solander- Collected Correspondence 1753-1782.
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