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Paupers, poor relief and poor houses in Western Australia, 1829-1910 / Penelope Hetherington

Record no:

59993

Call no:

305.5609941 HET

Author:

Hetherington, Penelope

Publisher:

Crawley, W.A.: UWA Publishing

Year:

2009

Description:

xiv, 202 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Poor - Western Australia - History;
Charities - Western Australia - History;
Public welfare - Western Australia - History;
Poor laws - Western Australia - History;
Western Australia - Social conditions - 19th century;

Isbn:

9781921401398

Type:

Book

Abstract:

Discusses the system of 19th century poor relief in Western Australia, illuminating the state's social, economic and political history and the social and economic change that caused the system to change.

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