For A Better Life; Yugoslavs on the Goldfields of Western Australia 1890-1970
Language: English
Published by Dr Criena Fitzgerald, Australia, 2021
ISBN 10: 0645023027 (ISBN 13: 9780645023022)
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, AustraliaBookies books
AbeBooks seller since October 21, 2021
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 54.50
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Book condition is fine. soft cover. 1st Edition, published 2021. No dust jacket. Book boards are clean & unmarked front and back of the book. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean and unmarked throughout the book. Heavy book. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book exceed 500grams. For a Better Life: Yugoslavs on the Goldfields of Western Australia 1890–1970 is an in-depth social, economic, and political history book written by Dr Criena Fitzgerald OAM and published in November 2021. The book highlights the critical, yet largely undocumented, contributions and struggles of self-funded migrants from the former Yugoslavia (primarily Dalmatian Croatians) who shaped the Western Australian mining industry. Key Elements of the Book Author: Dr Criena Fitzgerald, a prominent Western Australian historian who dedicated seven years of research and oral history interviews to this project. Focus Population: While officially recorded under the umbrella term "Yugoslavs", the majority of these migrants were Dalmatian Croatians fleeing economic hardship and political instability in Europe. Industrial Contribution: Migrants worked grueling jobs as boggers, truckers, and machine miners. Crucially, they made up 75% of the woodcutters on the "woodlines" providing fuel to sustain the world-class gold mines. Second Largest Group: The research reveals that Yugoslavs were the second largest migrant group on the WA Goldfields during this era, surpassed only by the Italians. Core Themes & Historical Events Covered: The 1934 Kalgoorlie/Boulder Race Riots: The book provides the first historical account of the devastating 1934 anti-immigrant riots written explicitly from the perspective of the victimized community. It details how around 400 Yugoslavs were made homeless after their properties were looted and burned. Domestic and Hard Border Realities: It explores the systemic prejudices, wartime internments (particularly during WWI when they held Austro-Hungarian passports), and strict government controls over their movements and freedom. Women and Personal Stories: The text heavily utilises oral histories, love stories, personal letters, and testimonies to capture the isolation of migrant women navigating a harsh, arid bush lifestyle.…
Seller Inventory # ABE-1784254959001
Bibliographic details
- Title
- For A Better Life; Yugoslavs on the Goldfields of Western Australia 1890-1970
- Author
- Dr Criena Fitzgerald
- Publisher
- Dr Criena Fitzgerald, Australia
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Printing
- 1st Printing
Bookies books
Boyanup, WA, Australia
AbeBooks seller since October 21, 2021
Shipping rates from Australia to U.S.A.
| Item | 25 to 45 business days | 8 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 22.11 | £ 26.08 |
Payment methods
Store description
I have a lot of books and would like them used and to give people informative information
Specialty
VarietySeller's business information
Bookies books
WA, Australia
Terms of sale
Simon powell
0456 936 202
powellsimon75@gmail. com
83 bridge boyanup western Australia, 6237
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Bookies books, Boyanup, Western Australia, Australia, +61 0456 936 202, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.