The Empire’s Patriotic Fund

Public Benevolence and the Boer War in an Australian Colony

Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania, Military
Cover of the book The Empire’s Patriotic Fund by John McQuilton, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John McQuilton ISBN: 9783319618272
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: July 25, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: John McQuilton
ISBN: 9783319618272
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: July 25, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book examines the Empire’s Patriotic Fund, established in Victoria, Australia, in 1901 to assist the dependants of the men serving in the Boer War and the men invalided home because of wounds or illness. Acting as an autonomous body and drawing on funds raised through a public appeal, its work marked one of the first attempts in Australia to deal with the consequences of Australian participation in a sustained war. This is the first full study of an Australian fund established to support those affected by a sustained war being fought for Empire by Australians. Rather than casting those affected by war as victims, John McQuilton examines how a body of middle class men attempted to come to grips with an experience that lay outside prevailing notions of social welfare. Based on applications submitted to the Empire’s Patriotic Fund where both class and gender played their roles, this book opens up further study of such funds and the question of antecedents in the history of repatriation in Australia in the early twentieth century. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book examines the Empire’s Patriotic Fund, established in Victoria, Australia, in 1901 to assist the dependants of the men serving in the Boer War and the men invalided home because of wounds or illness. Acting as an autonomous body and drawing on funds raised through a public appeal, its work marked one of the first attempts in Australia to deal with the consequences of Australian participation in a sustained war. This is the first full study of an Australian fund established to support those affected by a sustained war being fought for Empire by Australians. Rather than casting those affected by war as victims, John McQuilton examines how a body of middle class men attempted to come to grips with an experience that lay outside prevailing notions of social welfare. Based on applications submitted to the Empire’s Patriotic Fund where both class and gender played their roles, this book opens up further study of such funds and the question of antecedents in the history of repatriation in Australia in the early twentieth century. 

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book African and Afro-Caribbean Repatriation, 1919–1922 by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Critical Information Infrastructures Security by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Relativity Matters by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and the Adipose Organ by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and their Extracts: Volume 2 by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Surveillance in Action by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Alternative Propulsion for Automobiles by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Mapping Sustainability Transitions by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples by John McQuilton
Cover of the book The Modes of Human Rights Literature by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Software Engineering Education for a Global E-Service Economy by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Biomimetics for Architecture & Design by John McQuilton
Cover of the book Iran’s Struggles for Social Justice by John McQuilton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy