Colonial Consorts: The Wives of Victoria’s Governors 1839-1900

Marguerite Hancock
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Carrying out the duties of a governor’s wife was the pinnacle of public service for women in colonial Australia. Victoria had ten British governors during the nineteenth century, and all were married men. (One of them, Sir Henry Barkly, was married twice.) Their wives accompanied them to Melbourne as a matter of course, forced to leave behind their homes, their extended families and sometimes their school-age children. While researching Colonial Consorts, Marguerite Hancock made extensive use of letters, diaries, and family papers in libraries and archives in Switzerland, Scotland and Australia. First Edition, pp. 325 illusts #0119(Please note: Over standard weight. Orders may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.)

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AuthorMarguerite Hancock
PublisherMiegunyah Press Melbourne University Press, Austra
Year Published2001
Book Condition

FINE

Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

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