Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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'A Poisonous Cup?’ Afternoon Tea in Australian Society, 1870-1914
Published 2011-01-01This thesis examines the ceremonies and rituals that emerged around the taking of afternoon tea in Australia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Drawing on recent historiography of manners and social ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Chilly Relationships: The use of history and memory in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales.
Published 2011-01-01Jindabyne is a town that has undergone dramatic structural change over the past 60 years. From a small pastoral community, Jindabyne has grown to become a premier tourist destination due to its close proximity to New South ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
“In God We Trust” – A Legal History of the Emergence, Development and Influence of the Sexual Abuse Scandal within America’s Catholic Clergy
Published 2011-01-01The position of the Catholic Church within American civic culture has been irreparably altered by the emergence of widespread allegations of sexual abuse by Church officials between 1960 and 2005. This thesis examines the ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
THE WORD OF A GENTLEMAN AND THE OATH OF A PATRIOT: Military Parole in the American Civil War
Published 2011-01-01The use and eventual demise of military parole in the American Civil War provides a key insight into the changing nature of ‘military honour’ in America’s bloodiest conflict. This thesis will use parole to examine America’s ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Defining the Nation: The Wider Discussions on White Australia and the Japanese Racial Equality Clause
Published 2011-01-01Australia’s involvement in the rejection of the Japanese racial equality clause, at the Peace Conference of 1919, has been noted by contemporaries and historians as a significant event in Australia’s nationalism. Often ...Open AccessThesis, Honours