Home Truths: Stories from the Nineteenth-Century Castlemaine Police Courts

This paper uses the records of the Castlemaine, Chewton and Fryerstown police courts from 1860 to the 1890s in order to examine the ways that people sought to make themselves a home after the main goldrushes had finished in the district. ‘Home’ is taken to mean a place that offers security, comfort...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heather Holst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Record Office Victoria 2004-10-01
Series:Provenance
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Online Access:http://prov.vic.gov.au/publications/provenance/provenance2004/home-truths