Title Hard to go bung : World War 2 soldier settlement in Victoria 1945-1962 / Rosalind Smallwood

Edition Second edition Published North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly, 2011 North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly, [2011] ©2011

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	994.505 Sma/Htg 2011		AVAILABLE
ADPML SPWV	994.505 Sma/Htg 2011		LIB USE ONLY

Description xvi, 258 pages, 54 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 26 cm regular print Contents The nature of the problem -- Fire in their belly -- This contentious matter -- A cohesive core -- No bureaucratic nonsense -- No marginal frontiers -- Crown property -- Going it alone -- Good farmers and good fighters -- Like a palace -- Just like winning tatts -- Caught in the squeeze -- Punch and counter-punch -- Ending the era Summary This book contains the story of Australia's most successful scheme for settling returned soldiers on their own farms. The book includes the recollections of many of the 6000 families who gained a livelihood on farms across the state Analysis Australian Notes First published by Hyland House Pub., 1992 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes First published Hyland House, 1992 Subject Victoria. Rural Finance Commission -- History. Agricultural colonies -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 20th century. Government lending -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Housing subsidies -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 20th century. Land settlement -- Government policy -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 20th century. Return migration -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 20th century. Soldier settlements -- Victoria -- History Veterans -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Australia -- Victoria -- Loans SUBJECT Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114312 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 -- 1945-1965 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008860 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 ISBN 9781921875274

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