A Small Town in Queensland, Australia
REFRESHER In the early 1890s, Australia’s colonial government violently put down a shearer’s strike in Queensland. The conflict compelled the radical socialist William Lane to start a utopia where all men would be equal. “New Australia” would be founded in …
Source: Whitehead, A. (1997) Source: Whitehead, Anne. (1997) Margaret Hoare was nearly 11 years old when her father decided to take the whole family to Paraguay as part of William Lane’s ‘New Australia’ party. Born …
Denis continues with his story. To recap: After arriving in the colony, Denis was concerned that there was dissent among the people already there. It only got worse over time, and the leaders had to …
Denis Hoare on New Australia. MR. DENIS HOARE and family have arrived in Barcaldine from Paraguay, after an absence of 3 years, during which time the family passed through considerable hardships. Denny and some of …
Who was Denis Hoare? Denis was born in 1851 at Dun-drum, County Tipperary, Ireland, and came out to Victoria when he was two years of age. He spent most of his early life on …
Denis Hoare continues his tale … I now continue on the progress of the colony. We worked on very hard but cheerfully for about 12 months, and for my part I would never wish …