The Resource The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer
The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer
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- Summary
- "When Australian soldiers returned from World War I they were offered the chance to settle on 'land fit for heroes.' Promotional material painted a picture of prosperous farms and contented families, appealing to returned servicepeople and their families hoping for a fresh start. Yet 20 years after the inception of these soldier settlement schemes, fewer than half of the settlers remained on their properties. ... Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer map out a deeply personal history of the soldiers' struggle to transition from ANZAC to farmer and provider. At its foundation lie thousands of individual life stories shaped by imperfect repatriation policies. This book examines the environmental challenges, the difficulties presented by the physical and psychological damage many soldiers had sustained during the war, and the vital roles of women and children."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 298 pages, 8 pages of plates
- Contents
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- Foreword / Jay Winter
- Note to readers
- Introduction: 'A land fit for heroes': implementing soldier settlement in Australia
- Part one: Managing the men (1. 'When the inspector calls': the yeoman quest ; 2. 'Men on the margin': suspect soldiers ; 3. 'I intend to get justice': moral economy)
- Part two: Battling the land (4. 'Droughts and flooding rains': markestra nd the seasons ; 5. 'A land only fit for rabbits': environmental degradation)
- Part three: Damaged men (6. 'War wrecked': sending cripples to the country ; 7. 'From the farm to the asylum': mad and 'nervy' men)
- Part four: Getting on (8. 'Taking on a holding': women and families on the land ; 9. 'Settling down': successful soldier settlers)
- Isbn
- 9781107125063
- Label
- The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939
- Title
- The last battle
- Title remainder
- soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939
- Statement of responsibility
- Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When Australian soldiers returned from World War I they were offered the chance to settle on 'land fit for heroes.' Promotional material painted a picture of prosperous farms and contented families, appealing to returned servicepeople and their families hoping for a fresh start. Yet 20 years after the inception of these soldier settlement schemes, fewer than half of the settlers remained on their properties. ... Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer map out a deeply personal history of the soldiers' struggle to transition from ANZAC to farmer and provider. At its foundation lie thousands of individual life stories shaped by imperfect repatriation policies. This book examines the environmental challenges, the difficulties presented by the physical and psychological damage many soldiers had sustained during the war, and the vital roles of women and children."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Scates, Bruce
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D639.V48
- LC item number
- A87 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Oppenheimer, Melanie
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1914-1918
- Farm ownership
- Veteran reintegration
- Label
- The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Jay Winter -- Note to readers -- Introduction: 'A land fit for heroes': implementing soldier settlement in Australia -- Part one: Managing the men (1. 'When the inspector calls': the yeoman quest ; 2. 'Men on the margin': suspect soldiers ; 3. 'I intend to get justice': moral economy) -- Part two: Battling the land (4. 'Droughts and flooding rains': markestra nd the seasons ; 5. 'A land only fit for rabbits': environmental degradation) -- Part three: Damaged men (6. 'War wrecked': sending cripples to the country ; 7. 'From the farm to the asylum': mad and 'nervy' men) -- Part four: Getting on (8. 'Taking on a holding': women and families on the land ; 9. 'Settling down': successful soldier settlers)
- Control code
- 034237847
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 298 pages, 8 pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781107125063
- Lccn
- 2016499145
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- The last battle : soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Jay Winter -- Note to readers -- Introduction: 'A land fit for heroes': implementing soldier settlement in Australia -- Part one: Managing the men (1. 'When the inspector calls': the yeoman quest ; 2. 'Men on the margin': suspect soldiers ; 3. 'I intend to get justice': moral economy) -- Part two: Battling the land (4. 'Droughts and flooding rains': markestra nd the seasons ; 5. 'A land only fit for rabbits': environmental degradation) -- Part three: Damaged men (6. 'War wrecked': sending cripples to the country ; 7. 'From the farm to the asylum': mad and 'nervy' men) -- Part four: Getting on (8. 'Taking on a holding': women and families on the land ; 9. 'Settling down': successful soldier settlers)
- Control code
- 034237847
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 298 pages, 8 pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781107125063
- Lccn
- 2016499145
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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