A Woman On The Goldfields
Recollections of Emily Skinner 1854-1878
$66.65
- Paperback
140 pages
- Release Date
1 September 1995
Summary
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 account of a voyage half-way around the word to marry her sweetheart. She e…
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: | 1 September 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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