`xii, 88 p. ; appendix; 33 cm.They are the reminiscences of an English army officer's daughter who also was the wife of another such officer, and who by a chance of army life had become an antipodite. They cover the years between 1834, ... and 1848, ... They relate almost entirely to Australia, for she spent thirteen of those years either in Tasmania or in the Macleay River district of New South Wales or at Port Fairy in the Port Phillip district ...'eastern australia. social life, 1834-1848. personal observations. | australia -- social life and customs. | australia -- history -- 1788-1900. | macleay river region (n.s.w.) -- history.

Recollections about family holidays.Recollections about family holidays. reminiscences.o'neil, dave, o'neil family

The strike took place in 1891 when pastoralists wanted to reduce shearers' wages and bring in non-union workers at lower rates. The author, Julian Stuart, was one of the leaders of the shearers' strike and was jailed for three years with hard labour. He subsequently worked for the Labour Electoral League (a predecessor of the Australian Labor Party).Relevant to the history of the union movement and especially the shearers' union in Queensland.Book; 167 pages. Dust jacket: red and black background; red and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, strikes, pastoralists, shearers, shearers' strike, queensland, labour electoral league, australian labor party, alp, stuart, julian, prison, workers - non-union, workers - union