{"product_id":"9781922464361","title":"Made in Lancashire","description":"Author: Richard Turner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922464361\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Victorian Community History Awards : History Publication Commendation*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Victorian gold rush, between July 1852 and June 1853, hundreds of government-assisted migrants from Lancashire, England, made their way to Australia and disembarked in Victoria. They were part of a huge flood of such migrants who were poured into the new-born colony as the colonial administration scrabbled to cope with the gold rush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scheme was an unprecedented achievement in government-organised migration. Yet most historians have tended to dismiss these assisted migrants as the unskilled poorest-of-the-poor, and not of the same calibre as the working-class and middle-class unassisted migrants also arriving at the colony in great numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMade in Lancashire\u003c\/i\u003e is a collective biography that explores in detail who the Lancashire assisted migrants were, their origins, why they migrated, where they went on arrival in Victoria, and what they made of their lives. Far from being the dross of England, these migrants were intelligent, highly motivated risktakers, many of whom went on to experience success as gold diggers, selectors, tradespeople and entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861503529118,"sku":"ADS-9781922464361","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922464361.jpg?v=1779253065","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922464361","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}