Charles Fahey|André Sammartino
Work and Wages at a <scp>M</scp>elbourne Factory, the <scp>G</scp>uest <scp>B</scp>iscuit Works 1870–1921
La Trobe University|University of Melbourne|La Trobe University|University of Melbourne
story wages nineteenth early twentiethcentury ustralia largely told official published statistics experiences skilled artisans construction labourers utilising wage book data early successful manufacturing plant biscuit factory reveal earning histories several neglected groups ustralian workers specifically investigate effects 1890s depression introduction wages board shifting demographics wages unskilled factory hands women juvenile workers commercial clerks demonstrate typical australian wage series studies misinterpreted impact phenomena