Margaret Slocomb: 1 book
Among Australia’S Pioneers
Chinese Indentured Pastoral Workers on the Northern Frontier 1848 to C.1880
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
The almost simultaneous abolition of the slave trade and the cessation of convict transportation to the colony of New South Walesnow eastern mainland Australiastarted a quest by the squatter pastoralists for alternative sources of cheap labor for their vast sheep runs. Over a period of five years,...
