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The Scots in Australia [electronic resource].

The Scots in Australia [electronic resource].

The Scots in Australia [electronic resource].

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxEzZKBbg

The Scots in Australia [electronic resource].

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Full title

The Scots in Australia [electronic resource].

Author / Creator

Publisher

Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2008.

Date

2008.

Record Identifier

74VvxEzZKBbg

MMS ID

991016787269702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (345 p.)

Contents

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Homeland and farewell; Doing time; Arriving; Settling the land; Doing business; Political life; Defending the country; Educating and healing; Kirk and people; Celebrating Caledonian culture; Influencing Australian culture; Popular cult...

Publication information

Publisher

Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2008.

Place of Publication

New South Wales

Date Published

2008.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Scots have been 'invisible' ethnics but happen to be Australia's third largest immigrant group. The Scots in Australia is a long overdue and comprehensive history of Scottish immigrants - including convicts and free settlers - and their descendants in Australia from 1788 to the present. Combining anecdote, biography and straightforward history, aut...

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Full title

The Scots in Australia [electronic resource].

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Description based upon print version of record.

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Record Identifier

74VvxEzZKBbg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxEzZKBbg

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ISBN

9781742230658

DDC

994.0049163

MMS ID

991016787269702626