The Welsh in an Australian Gold Town
Ballarat, Victoria 1850-1900
Distributed for University of Wales Press
208 pages
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
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© 2010
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Maps and Illustrations
Introduction
1. Settlement Patterns
2. Occupation
3. Language
4. Religion
5. Cultural Institutions
6. Villains, Whores, Drunkards and British Imperialists
7. Assimilation
Conclusion
Appendix I: Numbers and Percentages of Welsh-born in Victoria
Appendix II: Occupational Categories
Appendix III: Yr Australydd and Yr Ymwelydd
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Richard Allen, University of Wales, Newport
“Robert Tyler’s well-researched and reflective study offers perceptive insights into the experiences of Welsh migrants in the Australian gold-field community of Ballarat/Sebastopol. It develops our understanding of the process of nineteenth-century emigration to Australia significantly and scrutinizes settlement patters, the process of assimilation and the resilience of Welsh cultural identity admirably. It is both a landmark study in Welsh migration history and an accessible read for all audiences.”
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