Book, Joseph Jenkins et al, Diary of a Welsh swagman, 1869-1894, 1977

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

Joseph Jenkins was a Welsh itinerant labourer in late 1800s Victoria.

Exceptional for a labourer at the time, Jenkins had a high level of literacy and kept detailed daily diaries for over 25 years, resulting in one of the most comprehensive accounts of early Victorian working life.

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