Anne-Maree
Whitaker
Introducing the author of the world's most comprehensive General
Joseph Foveaux web
page...
Anne-Maree Whitaker has a PhD in Australian history from Macquarie
University in Sydney. In addition to the seven titles listed below,
she has published widely in Australian Catholic and Irish Australian
topics.
She is an independent professional historian who is available to
undertake research in a wide range of 18th-20th century Australian
topics. Click
here to see her CV.
She is the Senior Vice-President of the Royal
Australian Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal
Historical Society. She is also a member of the Professional
Historians Association (NSW) and the Australian Catholic Historical Society.
Dr Whitaker can be contacted at P O Box 63, Edgecliff, New South
Wales, Australia 2027; or e-mail nswhistorian@yahoo.com.au
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St Vincent's Hospital 1857-2007: 150 years of charity, care and compassion
by Anne-Maree Whitaker
This pictorial history was published to celebrate the sesquicentenary of St Vincent's Hospital, the first Catholic hospital in Australia. It tells the story of St Vincent's from the departure of its founders, the Sisters of Charity, from Dublin in 1838 and their mission and achievements, to the present day. With over 300 colour and black and white photographs, it is a beautifully designed and presented narrative about the Sisters of Charity, the doctors and nurses, the buildings, the patients and the medical achievements of this historic Sydney institution. It chronicles the milestones, significant events, personalities and anecdotes for each twenty five year period from 1857 to 2007.
"A splendid book visually and a valuable historical account" Descent, Society of Australian Genealogists
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Pictorial History: Marrickville
by Anne-Maree Whitaker
The Sydney suburb of Marrickville was the home of the Cadigal people. By the middle of the nineteenth century wealthy settlers established nurseries, orchards, dairies and market gardens to supply Sydney’s needs. Brickworks were established to build stylish houses along the railway lines. Businessmen such as Thomas Holt and the Hordern family chose to settle in this convenient area close to busy Newtown and the city but with fresh air and a view of Botany Bay in some cases. By the middle of the twentieth century Marrickville became home to people arriving from overseas and today it is one of the most diverse multicultural areas in Sydney.
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Appin: the story of a Macquarie town
by Anne-Maree Whitaker
Appin's history is dominated by wheat and dairy farming, water supply and coal mining. This book examines the history of these activities as well as community life since the area was first explored by George Caley in 1807. Over 100 pictures show heritage buildings such as St Bede's and St John's churches, Cataract Dam, community gatherings and much more.
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Pictorial History of South
Sydney
by Anne-Maree Whitaker
Nearly 200 historical photographs and maps show the history of the
areas now within the City of South Sydney. Suburbs covered include
Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Broadway, Camperdown, Chippendale,
Darlinghurst, Darlington, East Sydney, Elizabeth Bay, Erskineville,
Eveleigh, Garden Island, Green Square, Kings Cross, Moore Park,
Newtown, Oxford Street, Paddington, Potts Point, Redfern, Rosebery,
Rushcutters Bay, St Peters, Surry Hills, Ultimo, Victoria Park,
Waterloo, Woolloomooloo, and Zetland.
"Vibrant and engaging": Daily Telegraph
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Published in 2000 by NSW University Press OUT OF PRINT
http://www.unswpress.com.au
Specifications 256pp PB 235x153mm
Category Cultural Studies
ISBN 0 86840 555 8
RRP AUD$32.95
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Joseph Foveaux: Power and Patronage in Early
New South Wales
by Anne-Maree Whitaker
**Short-listed for the Douglas Stewart Prize in the 2001 NSW
Premier's
Literary Awards**
"A frontal attack on the demonology and conspiracy theory which
provides much of the evidential base for the dominant paradigm of
early Australian history": Journal of the
Royal Australian Historical Society
"Comprehensively researched and engagingly written": International
History Review
"Endless fascination...excellent": Tasmanian Historical Research
Association Papers and Proceedings
"A story worth telling...challenging, readable detail": The
Australian
"Readers with a taste for revisionist history will be intrigued":
Australian Historical Studies
"For those interested in patronage, hypocrisy and sexual
shenanigans, this book abounds in salacious gossip....": History
Now
In this gripping biography, Anne-Maree Whitaker uncovers the role
of Joseph Foveaux, a neglected and sometimes unfairly criticised key
figure in the colony's development.
Dr Whitaker describes in fascinating detail the worlds in which
Foveaux moved: the elaborate milieu of parliamentary politics and
patronage in London, and the rough and tumble of the colonies of
Norfolk Island and New South Wales where he was lieutenant
governor.
We meet the irascible William Bligh, the visionary Lachlan
Macquarie, leading colonists including John Macarthur and D'Arcy
Wentworth and an enormous cast of supporting characters in Britain
and the colonies.
"I have never yet met with any Officer...that is more eminently
qualified for forming and conducting to maturity and perfection any
infant colony committed to his charge," wrote Governor Macquarie in
1810, praising Joseph Foveaux, the man who had presided over the
colony of New South Wales since the controversial Governor Bligh was
relieved of his duties two years before.
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Published in 1998 by Melbourne University Press OUT OF PRINT
http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au
Specifications 182pp HB 230x154mm
Category Australian History
ISBN 0 522 84795 1
RRP AUD$49.50
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Distracted Settlement: New South Wales after
Bligh from the Journal of Lieutenant James Finucane
1808-1810
Edited by Anne-Maree Whitaker
The journal of James Finucane, published here for the first time,
provides new insights into the life in the colony of New South Wales
between the deposition of Governor William Bligh and the arrival of
his successor, Lachlan Macquarie.
From 1808 to 1810 Finucane, a lieutenant in the New South Wales
Corp, was secretary toLieutenant Governor Joseph Foveaux who acted as
the colony's administrator after Bligh's overthrow.
Finucane's account begins with Foveaux's arrival from England and
his discovery that Bligh had been placed under arrest. It continues
with Foveaux's decision to assume the administration of the colony
himself rather than reinstate Bligh.
The journal reveals how Foveaux formed his views on the reforms
which he believed necessary to ensure the viability and growth of the
colony and his attitudes to such significant figures as Bligh and
John Macarthur. It concludes with the successful attempt by Foveaux
to reach England with his account of events before Bligh did.
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Published in 1994 by Crossing Press OUT OF PRINT
http://www.crossingpress.com.au
Specifications 275pp PB
Category Australian History
ISBN 0 646 17951 9
RRP AUD$24.95
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Unfinished Revolution: United Irishmen in NSW
1800-1810
by Anne-Maree Whitaker
The ground-breaking study of the 400 Irish veterans of the Irish
Rebellion of 1798 who were transported to Botany Bay 1800-6 proves
that the 'political Irish' remained revolutionaries; only they
changed tactics from warlike to negotiated change. At Castle Hill in
1804 they rebelled again; during the Rum Rebellion of 1808 they held
back as they integrated steadily and played a central role in the
developing colony. In this way they maintained the spirit of their
original rebellion ~ and changed Australia forever.
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