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ItemThe Victorian charity network in the 1890'sSwain, Shurlee Lesley ( 1976-06)Poverty was widespread in Victorian society in the later nineteenth century, but the colony remained proud that it had not had to resort to a Poor Law in order to meet the needs of the less fortunate of its citizens. Instead, the relief of the destitute was the responsibility of a large number of voluntary charitable agencies, most financially dependent on the government to a greater or lesser extent, but totally under the control of those private citizens who chose and were able to make regular donations. (For complete precis open document)
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ItemCoranderrk Aboriginal station: a case study in the disruption of Aboriginal society in VictoriaCizmar, Thomas N. ( 1976)No abstract available