Media: BOOK - paperback, 368 pages
Author: K. Pescod
Year: 2007
ISBN: 9781740971485
Other: b&w photos, notes, appendixes, bibliog, index
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing

The contribution of the immigrant Irish to politics, law and professional life in general in Australia is well known, but a perception persists that few of the Irish had the skills or drive to set up manufacturing plants. That a vibrant emerald strand ran through the complex fabric of Victoria’s industrial history is revealed in this elegant, original, informative study.

Contents

Acknowledgemen ts
A Matter of Definition
Introduction

1 Who were the Irish immigrants?
2 An industrial evolution

THE MANUFACTURERS
3 Brewers, soft-drink manufacturers, winemakers and distillers
4 Grain millers, bakers and confectioners, and frozen-meat exporters
5 Footwear, clothing and domestic miscellanea manufacturers
6 Printers
7 Timber processors, brick makers, lime burners, stonemasons, hide processors and a rope maker
8 Furniture manufacturers
9 Vehicle builders and saddlers
10 Engineers and founders
11 Inventors and agricultural implement manufacturers
Conclusion

APPENDICES
A The Irish manufacturers
B Irish manufacturers by county of birth
C The Breheny brewers and hotel licensees
D Factories and employment in Victoria 1871-1891
E Denominational distribution in Ireland

Notes
Bibliography
Index