We Are the Rebels: The Women and Men Who Made Eureka PDF
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WE ARE THE REBELS THE WOMEN AND MEN WHO MADE EUREKA Winner of the 2014 Stella Prize, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is the most talked-about work of Australian history in recent years. We Are the Rebels is a new, concise edition of Clare Wright’s groundbreaking study of the women who made the rebellion. Teaching notes are available at textpublishing.com.au/education. ‘Exhilarating.’ Brenda Niall ‘Full of colour.’ Books+Publishing ‘Immediately entrancing.’ Guardian Australia ‘Fascinating.’ Irish Echo ‘A great story.’ Courier-Mail ‘Beautifully told.’ Peter FitzSimons ‘Wonderful.’ Chris Masters ‘Something for everyone.’ NZ Listener ‘Fills an enormous gap.’ Australian ‘Fast-paced, racy.’ Otago Daily Times ‘Refreshing.’ Age ‘Engrossing.’ The Hoopla ALSO BY CLARE WRIGHT Beyond the Ladies Lounge The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka Clare Wright is a historian who has worked as an academic and broadcaster. She is a writer and presenter for television, with the ABC TV documentary series Utopia Girls and The War That Changed Us among her credits. She lives in Melbourne with her husband, three children and too many pets. clarewright.com.au @clareawright TO ESTHER my own little rebel CONTENTS Author’s Note INTRODUCTION The Morning After Why Weren’t We Told? A Coffin Trimmed with White GETTING THERE Eureka! Getting Ahead Great Expectations The Long Goodbye The Wild World of Water Our Floating World A Dirty Disagreeable Lot Crossing the Line Southern Stars The Deep (Not So Marvellous) Melbourne Settling for Collingwood Canvas Town Law and Order All the Single Ladies The Road This Feminine Exodus My Gypsy Life GETTING AHEAD Ballarat The Camp Diggeresses Lady Luck A Tax by Any Other Name Pop-Up Shopping Everything That Could Be Wanted Mates The Servant Problem The Marriage Game Girls on the Grog The Chinese Puzzle GETTING STUCK Winners and Losers Raw Cold and Unfathomable Mud Poverty Point Getting Spliced, Getting Licked Land Locked British Justice Licence Hunters Enter Ellen Young Here Come the Hothams Put Away A Shameful Spectacle A Licence to Swill The Eureka Hotel Liquid Gold The Adelphi Theatre GETTING EVEN Spring Murder Most Foul A Busy Week Famous Last Words An Offended People Scot Free House of the Rising Diggers It Burned Like Paper Mosh Pit The Blame Game Ellen vs Joe Tongues Wag Lying in a State of Stupidity The Stranger Yankee HQ A Cunning Plan? We, the People No Admission Courtroom 1 Courtroom 2 The Diggers ‘Demand’ and Hotham Cracks It GETTING TOGETHER Thanksgiving A Flag of One’s Own Bringing the Matter to a Crisis The First Shots The Diggers Rally A Council of War for Defence Drawing the Line Swearing an Oath A Spy and Some Wet Soldiers A Late-Night Deputation 1 December—Friday 2 December—Saturday Night of a Full Moon 3 December—Bloody Sunday Nightmare on Eureka Street Where Can I Hide? The Final Indignity Burn Baby Burn Ungovernable Excitement The Morning After (Reprise)
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