Weevils in the Flour An oral record of the 1930s Depression in Australia

Name: Weevils in the Flour An oral record of the 1930s Depression in Australia
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SKU: 9780908011339
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By Wendy Lowenstein

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Weevils in the Flour by Wendy Lowenstein is a compelling compilation of firsthand accounts from people who endured the harsh realities of the 1930s Depression in Australia. Through interviews and personal stories, it paints a vivid picture of survival, resilience, and the socio-economic impact of the era on everyday Australians. The narrative provides powerful insights into the period's struggles, making it an essential read for understanding this challenging chapter in Australian history.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in Australian history, particularly the personal and societal impacts of the 1930s Depression. Through compelling oral histories, it offers a vivid glimpse into the lives of Australians who endured economic hardship, providing a rich and personal narrative of resilience and survival during that challenging period.

Weevils in the Flour An oral record of the 1930s Depression in Australia

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Weevils in the Flour: An Oral Record of the 1930s Depression in Australia by Wendy Lowenstein offers a magnificent oral record of the experiences of ordinary Australians during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The book has been continuously in print since it was first published in 1978.

What does the family breadwinner do after suddenly getting the sack? How do you manage when you are working every second week only, or your wages—but not your mortgage—have been cut by 20 per cent? Working for the dole, living in shanty towns, squatting in empty buildings, standing forever in queues, despised by bureaucrats, and slowly losing self-respect—these experiences and more are vividly described within these pages.

Now, more than 70 years after the events it deals with, Weevils in the Flour rebukes a new generation of failed policy-makers. This edition carries a new preface by the author, commenting angrily on 'the same old capitalist system, with the gloves off' that has produced such prolonged, intense distress.

'Great book on the Depression ... so good it is impossible to praise it sufficiently without sounding absurd.' - The Age

'The range of this work is immense ... it should become a major work of reference in Australian social history.' - Sydney Morning Herald

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780908011339

Publisher: Scribe Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 1998

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scribe Publications

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 37.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 481g

Pages: 488

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Australian & Pacific History History & Military Non-Fiction Penguin Books Wendy Lowenstein

About the Author

Wendy Lowenstein was born in 1927 and started school in 1932 - the deepest year of the Great Depression. She has been a print and radio journalist, a factory worker, a full-time mother, a history teacher, and a school librarian. She was founder editor of the journal Australian Tradition, and her first book, Shocking, Shocking, Shocking- improper play rhymes of Australian children, was self-published on a roneo machine. She has since self-published other books, including Under the Hook- Melbourne Waterside Workers Remember, Self-Publishing Without Pain, and Weevils at Work- what's happening to work in Australia. Wendy Lowenstein died in 2006.