Description
A touching and inspiring narrative, this history chronicles the vital role played by women in the coal mining industry in central and southeastern Queensland, Australia. From the early days when wives supported their coal mining husbands through the women's auxiliaries to the fight for better working conditions and the recent move out of the home and into the mines, this well-researched record includes personal accounts of more than 100 women affected by mining as well as previously unpublished photographs.
Author: Georgina Murray, David Peetz
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781742232218
ISBN10: 1742232213
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- History | Australia & New Zealand | General
Author: Georgina Murray, David Peetz
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781742232218
ISBN10: 1742232213
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- History | Australia & New Zealand | General
About the Author
Georgina Murray is a senior lecturer in humanities at Griffith University. David Peetz is a professor of employment relations at Griffith University. They are members of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing in Australia.