Main Title: |
Their chastity was not too rigid : leisure times in early Australia / J.W.C. Cumes. |
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Author: |
Cumes, J. W. C. (James William C.), 1922-
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Imprint: |
Terry Hills, N.S.W. : Reed, 1979. |
Collation: |
ix, 378 p. : ill. (part col.), facs., plan, portraits, bib., index, hbk ; 24 cm. |
Subject: |
Social classes Social conditions Social life and customs Recreation
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ISBN: |
0582714567 |
Notes: |
Index. Covers the periods between 1788 to the 1840s. Contents: The earliest years: 1788 to 1810 p1. The quickening pace under Macquarie and his successors to 1830 p48. The swelling sound of music p103. The surging devotion to sport: 1820 to 1840 p119. The quest for culture in the 1830’s p165. The hungry ‘forties: The eve of the gold rushes p222.
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