Colonial Ladies by Weidenhofer, Maggie (compiler and ed) - 1985

Currey O'Neil, Melbourne, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 700 g; 26x19cm. viii, 120 pp., Colour and black and white illustrations and bibliography. A first hand documentary history of the experiences of women during the colonial period in Australia. "The colonial ladies faced an uncertain and bottom only life in a scarcely known land, far from the seat of happiness and delight, England. This harsh and country demanded strength and Independents: Governors' wives played a central part in the official establishment of the colonies; the wives of pioneering squatters brought grace and beauty to homesteads while enduring isolation and hardship; artists and commentators recorded their new and strange land from the perspective of women more accustomed to drawing rooms and droughts; and humble workers provided a backbone of support in both Town & Country. Throughout the varied experiences presented in the… Read More

Distributed by Gordon and Gotch, 1985. Hardcover. Good.

Victoria: Curry O'Neil, 1985. some library marks rear endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex Library.

Currey O'Neil, Melbourne, 1985. Hardcover in Dustjacket. A first hand documentary history of the experiences of women during the colonial period in Australia. The colonial ladies faced an uncertain and bottom only life in a scarcely known land, far from the seat of happiness and delight, England. This harsh and country demanded strength and Independents: Governors' wives played a central part in the official establishment of the colonies; the wives of pioneering squatters brought grace and beauty to homesteads while enduring isolation and hardship; artists and commentators recorded their new and strange land from the perspective of women more accustomed to drawing rooms and droughts; and humble workers provided a backbone of support in both Town & Country. Throughout the varied experiences presented in the selection a thread of longing for home, and ""dear familiar faces"""" is entwined with the unspoken courage and determination required to overcome the difficulties faced by the new settler.… Read More