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Book Synopsis Ten Pound Poms by : A. James Hammerton
Download or read book Ten Pound Poms written by A. James Hammerton and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors draw upon a rich life history archive of letters, diaries, personal photographs and oral history interviews with former migrants, including those who settled in Australia and those who returned to Britain. They offer original interpretations of key historical themes, including motivations for emigration; gender relations and the family dynamics of migration; the 'very familiar and awfully strange' confrontation with the new world; the anguish of homesickness and return; and the personal and national identities of both settlers and returnees, fifty years on. --book cover.
Download or read book Ten Pound Pom written by Carole Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important slice of Australia's immigration story, detailing the 1960s push for British migrants. I don't want to go to Australia. I have just started grammar school. My best friend Sally goes there too. But it looks like there could be another war and Dad has convinced Mum to go. Because we're migrants, the voyage is costing Mum and Dad only £10 each. My brother Brian and I are travelling free. It's a long way to Australia. What if we never come back to England? In the 1950s and 60s Australia welcomed thousands of British immigrants as part of the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme. Ten Pound Pom is the true story of award-winning author Carole Wilkinson's immigration to Australia.
Book Synopsis The Ten Pound Poms by : John Van Weenen
Download or read book The Ten Pound Poms written by John Van Weenen and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ten Pound Poms is a story about more than just the small number of individuals portrayed in this book. During 1945 to 1973 over one million Britons left hte UK to start a new life on the other side of the world. Leaving family and friends behind, especially elderly parents was a major concern, knowing in all probability they may never see them again. In post-war Britain conditions were tough, and most wanted a chance to rebuild their lives away from the atrocities of war. Australia provided that opportunity. It offered hope and a new life to anyone who wanted it - a chance to escape. Ten pounds was a pittance to pay to discover if the grass really was greener on the other side. This book tells the candid story of three young brothers with nothing to lose, who in their naivety, saw the Australian Assisted Passage Scehem as a chance to see the world and an opportunity for an incredible two-year adventure. For their parents however, it brought an emptiness from which they would never recover. They left England in 1964 and the countless life experiences they endured strengthened their resolve immeasurably and the young woman who accompanied John back to the UK was an absolute joy. This book demonstrates succinctly the undeniable role that destiny can play in shaping people's lives. The Ten Pound Poms may be relics from a bygone era, but hopefully their spirit of optimism, adventure and endeavour remain just as relevant in today's society as they were all those years ago.
Book Synopsis Ziba Came on a Boat by : Liz Lofthouse
Download or read book Ziba Came on a Boat written by Liz Lofthouse and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on real events is the moving story of a little girl whose family has lost almost everything. This beautiful picture book takes us on her brave journey to make a new life far from home.
Download or read book Public Sydney written by Philip Thalis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, see the making of Sydney and all its public buildings and places in exquisite drawings in this new book. For anyone who cares about Sydney, or cities in general -- whether a passionate city dweller, architect, landscape designer, planner, engineer or historian -- it offers a deep appreciation of the city's evolution.
Book Synopsis Migrants of the British diaspora since the 1960s by : A. James Hammerton
Download or read book Migrants of the British diaspora since the 1960s written by A. James Hammerton and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first social history to explore experiences of British emigrants from the peak years of the 1960s to the emigration resurgence of the turn of the twentieth century. It explores migrant experiences in Australia, Canada and New Zealand alongside other countries. The book charts the gradual reinvention of the ‘British diaspora’ from a postwar migration of austerity to a modern migration of prosperity. It offers a different way of writing migration history, based on life histories but exploring mentalities as well as experiences, against a setting of deep social and economic change. Key moments are the 1970s loss of Britons’ privilege in Commonwealth destination countries, ‘Thatcher’s refugees’ in the 1980s and shifting attitudes to cosmopolitanism and global citizenship by the 1990s. It charts a long process of change from the 1960s to patterns of discretionary and nomadic migration, which became more common practice from the end of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Ten Pound Pom written by Niall Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir.
Book Synopsis More Than Words: The Making of the Macquarie Dictionary by : Pat Manser
Download or read book More Than Words: The Making of the Macquarie Dictionary written by Pat Manser and published by Macquarie. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Editorial Committee of the dictionary of Australian English, led by Arthur Delbridge, were adamant that their dictionary was to be descriptive. It was an important point of difference from traditional dictionary policy. This dictionary would give an account of Australian English as it was heard and written. We wanted it all: spoken, written, technical, polite, rude. The speech of labourers, the jargon of merchants, swearwords, Australianisms, as well as the basic core of English vocabulary.' The idea for a dictionary of Australian English was conceived in the 1960s, but it wasn't until 1981 that the first edition of the Macquarie Dictionary was published. More Than Words tells the story of how the dictionary was brought to life during this period -- from identifying the need for a genuinely Australian dictionary to the long road towards publication -- and explores how the dictionary has evolved over the years since then.
Book Synopsis Not All Black and White by : David Penberthy
Download or read book Not All Black and White written by David Penberthy and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On paper Scotty Hodges had it all. In a football career almost without peer, Scott was drafted as a teenager to represent the team he loved, Port Adelaide, and would go on to win a staggering eight premierships. He would break the State’s all-time goal-kicking record, win its highest honour, the Magarey Medal, and be headhunted as the star forward in the inaugural Adelaide Crows AFL team. He had a beautiful wife, herself the daughter of football royalty, and two gorgeous young kids. Behind all this his life was falling apart. For years, Scott grappled with undiagnosed mental illness, sending him into a spiral of confusion and isolation, drug and alcohol abuse, anger and violence. He kept this secret from the world, and even began planning his own demise. This is the gritty and raw account of how an ordinary man overcame extraordinary demons, and emerged the other side with a message of hope and survival.
Book Synopsis The Swooping Magpie by : Liza Perrat
Download or read book The Swooping Magpie written by Liza Perrat and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-08 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a sixteen-year-old girl is forced into the toughest choice of her young life, the resulting trauma will forever burden her heart. Reflecting the social changes of 1970s Australia, and evoking a shocking scandal, The Swooping Magpie is a chilling tale of love, loss and grief, and, through collective memory, finding we are not alone.
Book Synopsis Empire's Children by : Ellen Boucher
Download or read book Empire's Children written by Ellen Boucher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive history of child emigration across the British Empire from the 1860s to its decline in the 1960s.
Book Synopsis Lucky Pommie Bastard by : Donald McNaughton
Download or read book Lucky Pommie Bastard written by Donald McNaughton and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of Australians and Brits joining the RAAF and RAF and coming together to fly operations over Nazi occupied Europe. Follows the journey of a young Pommie gunner in an Australian crew and his conversion to an Aussie.
Book Synopsis The Art of the Engine Driver by : Steven Carroll
Download or read book The Art of the Engine Driver written by Steven Carroll and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There they are, still as a photograph, listening for the distant thud of the sun as it prepares to drop from the sky... On a hot summer's night, a family of three are off to a party in their bristling suburbia. But nothing is as it seems and soon we are walking with them through the past lives of a bully, a drunk and a disaffected youth. As the story of the neighbourhood unfolds the old and the new, diesel and steam, town and country all collide - and nobody will be left unaffected. The Art of the Engine Driver is a luminous and evocative take on ordinary suburban lives told with an extraordinary power and depth.
Download or read book Not Always Diplomatic written by Sue Boyd and published by University of Western Australia Press. This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneer for women in international diplomacy, Sue Boyd shares this account of her life in foreign service. 'An engaging account of life at the coalface by one of Australia's most active and effective diplomats - and real pathfinder in leading our diplomatic establishment out of its sexist dark age' -- Gareth Evans, Foreign Minister 1988-96 'A thoroughly engaging read. Sue's book took me for a walk down memory lane, remembering the tumultuous events of 2000 in Fiji and the fall out thereafter. Sue has a rare understanding of the Pacific Islands and its peoples. An enjoyable read. Part of it made me laugh out loud. From a gender perspective, it offers intuitions into the difficulties faced by women attempting to pierce the glass ceiling. Sue faced those difficulties with good humour and common sense, partly explaining why she has had such a successful career.' -- Imrana Jalal, The World Bank
Book Synopsis The New Australian Poetry by : John E. Tranter
Download or read book The New Australian Poetry written by John E. Tranter and published by St. Lucia, Q. : Makar Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Revenge of the Ten Pound Poms by : Lynn Peters
Download or read book Revenge of the Ten Pound Poms written by Lynn Peters and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose slipped getting off a London bus, it could happen to anyone her age, nothing to make a fuss about. But being in hospital with time on her hands is bringing unwelcome memories - her family's disastrous emigration to Australia in the 1950s, their struggles to survive, her husband Len's affair, and the misery of their daughter Mattie - none of it the life of bliss she described in her letters home. But now Rose is back in England and Mattie is flying in for the first time. Which of Rose's carefully guarded secrets will Mattie reveal? And what will she tell them about the most important one of all - about Rose's son that she hasn't seen or heard of for fifteen years? And is Mattie hiding a secret of her own?
Book Synopsis The French Promise by : Fiona McIntosh
Download or read book The French Promise written by Fiona McIntosh and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Postwar Paris is alive with optimism but lavender keeper Luc Ravens and his love Lisette remain haunted by the horrors they have endured. Casting their fate to the winds, they set sail for Australia, hoping to rebuild their lives in a land that's full of promise. But trouble has a way of catching up with them. When an eager young law student discovers a secret family connection with the Ravens on the other side of the world, he finds himself holding the key to his own future, and to Luc's troubled past. Luc must return to France to fulfil the promises by which he has been bound - only then can be lay to rest the ghosts of years gone by so that they all might live and love again. Praise for The French Promise 'If you do yourself one favour this year, you must read this book. Absolutely breathtaking and heartbreakingly beautiful. I was completely and utterly hooked from the very first page.' The Neverending Bookshelf 'A captivating saga of love, loss, and the triumph of the human spirit. Fiona McIntosh is an extraordinary storyteller and this historical fiction is a stunning example of her talent.' Book'd Out 'Action, heartbreak and romance aplenty . . . a great read. This is a romantic page-turner.' Australian Bookseller & Publisher 'This epic story is full of mystery, intrigue and romance.' Woman's Day 'A perfect blend of romance, action, mystery and intrigue by one of our best known and popular authors.' Noosa Today ______________________________ Complete your Fiona McIntosh collection today! The Sugar Palace (preorder now!) Fields of Gold Nightingale The Champagne War The Chocolate Tin The Diamond Hunter The French Promise The Last Dance The Lavender Keeper The Orphans The Pearl Thief The Perfumer's Secret The Spy’s Wife The Tailor's Girl The Tea Gardens Bye Bye Baby: DCI Jack Hawksworth 1 Beautiful Death: DCI Jack Hawksworth 2 Mirror Man: DCI Jack Hawksworth 3 Dead Tide: DCI Jack Hawksworth 4
