A woman on the goldfields Tapa blanda - 1995

Paperback / softback. New. <p>Emily Skinner, vibrant, observant, eternally young-at-heart, emigrated from Britain to Australia in 1854. Not only did she keep a ship-board journal, she later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a miner's wife.</p><p>Here, published for the first time, is Emily's account of a voyage half-way around the word to marry her sweetheart. She evokes wild storms, sea sickness, the malaise and boredom, the gossip and intrigue. Her impressions of the young town of Melbourne follow, as well as her recollections of what is now the town of Beechworth and the surrounding goldfields.</p><p>Emily reaches across the years with her vivid descriptions contrasting the realities in her workday life—cooking, washing, childminding—with the wild dreams and aspirations of the miners. This personable account speaks to every reader as a refreshing and energetic story… Leer más

Melbourne University Press, 1995. Hardcover in Dustjacket. FINE!. AUSTRALIANA129 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.  First Edition. #250323Emily Skinner - vibrant, observant, eternally young-at-heart - emigrated from Britain to Australia in 1854. Not only did she keep a ship-board journal - the story of her trip from the old world to the new - she later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a miner's wife. Here, published for the first time, is Emily's account of a voyage half-way around the world to marry her sweetheart. She evokes the wild storms, sea sickness, the malaise and boredom, the gossip and intrigue. Her impressions of the young town of Melbourne follow, as well as her recollections of what is now the town of Beechworth and the surrounding goldfields of the Ovens and Buckland valleys. Her simple joy at the strangeness and novelty of the young colony is evident as she brings to life the raw energy of the 'rough and ready' goldmining settlements where the population lived under canvas… Leer más

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1995. 129pp, notes, few bw ills. Dark green cloth in jacket. Very light foxing to top edge. Emily Skinner not only kept a shipboard journal on her voyage to Australia in 1854, but later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a gold miner's wife. Her impressions of a young Melbourne are follwoed by her recollections of what is now Beechworth and the surrounding goldfields of the Ovens Valley.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Melbourne University Press, 1995. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), 129 pages, b&w illustrations. ISBN: 0522846521. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full bound brown boards with gold lettering along spine. Bumped, rubbed. Slanted spine. Inscription and blacked-out marking on front free paper. The dj is scuffed, scratched. Creased, chipped with a very small closed tear at rear bottom edge. Weight (before packaging): 450g