Flanders in Australia
Subtitle: a Personal History of Wool and War
By: Jacqueline Dwyer
Edition: Revised.
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: North Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781925588125
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Australian Participation; Wool industry; History; French
Description: "From the late 19th century to the 1950s, many wool buyers from the Flanders region of France & Belgium emigrated to Australia with their families to establish careers as buyers for the woollen mills of Europe. Although originally they had no intention of remaining here permanently, many stayed, establishing a prosperous and vibrant French community"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.