Men and Women of Port Phillip by Martin Sullivan

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Inside half-title page is sunned.

From the first European settlement in the 1830s, Port Phillip society was characterised by inequality strengthened by invisible rules, the church, the schools and the law.

An acquisitive spirit flowed over into three issues that dominated the District in the fifteen years before gold discoveries - land, labour and separation from the Middle District of New South Wales.

Men and Women of Port Phillip analyses these issues and their effects on the daily lives of the working people before the proclamation of the colony of Victoria and gives us a fascinating insight into a society in the making. (back cover)