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Author McCalman, Janet, 1948-

Title Struggletown : public and private life in Richmond 1900-1965 / Janet McCalman
Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press ; Beaverton, OR : International Scholarly Book Services, 1984
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1984
1984

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Description 325 pages : illustrations
Contents 1900-1914 -- Birthplace -- Childhood -- 1914-1926 -- War and peace I -- Youth -- 1927-1939 -- Depression and decay -- young marrieds -- 1939-1955 -- War and peace II -- Middle life -- 1956-1965 -- Death and rebirth -- Old age and reflection
Summary It is the biography of a working-class generation born in the shadow of the depression of the 1890s; called to war in 1914; finding its feet in the 1920s only to be struck down by unemployment in the l930s; then rescued by the economic revival of World War II and the long post-war boom. It concludes with the coming of the new Australians in the 1950s and 1960s. But it is also the story of the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond, home of the legendary 'Tigers', of fierce Labour politics, of pride, loyalty and community. It is a story of human courage in the face of poverty and of love and friendship in the face of despair. This portrait of working-class life is moving, powerful and unforgettable
Analysis Australia Victoria Melbourne Richmond Social life, 1900-1965
Melbourne. Richmond. Social conditions, 1900-1965
Notes Ill. on lining papers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Richmond, Victoria -- Social conditions.
Working class -- Australia -- Richmond (Vic.)
Working class -- Australia -- Victoria -- Richmond
SUBJECT Richmond (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80100556 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Richmond (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80100556 -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011436
Richmond (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80100556 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
LC no. 85131722
ISBN 0522842461
0522843034 (paperback)
Other Titles Public and private life in Richmond, 1900-1965
Public and private life in Richmond, 1900-1965