The Australian Housewives' Manual: A Book for Beginners and People with Small Incomes 9780642277558, 0642277559
Australian Housewives Manual is a facsimile version of a publication written in 1883 by 'an Old Housekeeper'.
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English Pages 162 [161] Year 2012
Contents
Introductory
Chapter I: ON SETTING UP IN LIFE
Chapter II: ON FURNISHING A HOME
Chapter III: PARLOUR AND LIVING ROOM
Chapter IV: THE BEDROOM AND PASSAGE
Chapter V: FURNITURE AND THE CARE FOR IT
Chapter VI: THREE POUNDS A WEEK
Chapter VII: MARKETING AND SUPPLIES
Chapter VIII: ON THE CARE OF STORES
Chapter IX: ECONOMICAL COOKERY
Chapter X: CHEAP DINNERS
Chapter XI: HOUSEKEEPING
Chapter XII: SCRAPS AND SAVINGS
Chapter XIII: BEFORE BREAKFAST
Chapter XIV: THE DUTIES OF THE DAY
Chapter XV: ON TAKING CARE OF A HUSBAND
Chapter XVI: THE HAPPINESS OF HOME
Chapter XVII: REST AND RECREATION
Chapter XVIII: THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN
List of Illustrations
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Published by the National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600 © National Library of Australia 2012 Books published by the National Library of Australia further the Library’s objectives to interpret and highlight the Library’s collections and to support the creative work of the nation’s writers and researchers. This book is copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne Convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be made to the publisher. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author:
Old housekeeper.
Title: The Australian housewives' manual : a book of beginners and people with same incomes / an old housekeeper. ISBN:
9780642277558 (hbk.)
Subjects: Home economics--Australia. Housewives--Australia. Other Authors/Contributors:
National Library of Australia.
Dewey Number:
640.994
Commissioning Publisher: Susan Hall Editor: Tina Mattei Designer: Amy Cullen Image coordinator: Felicity Harmey Picture research: Yvonne Bryon Production: Melissa Bush Printer: Australian Book Connection
A note on the original text This publication is a facsimile of an original manual written in 1883 by ‘an Old Housekeeper’. It was first published by A.H. Massina and Co., a Melbourne publisher located at 26 Little Collins Street East. The company was originated by Alfred Henry Massina, who turned to printing in the 1850s after an unsuccessful stint on the Victorian goldfields. Massina’s sons, William and Henry, joined the family firm just before the publication of The Australian Housewives Manual. The identity of the Old Housekeeper remains a mystery. At the time the book was published, unsigned contributions were commonplace in publishing and many authors wrote under the pseudonym of ‘Anonymous’ or added only a set of initials after a work. Some of the greatest literary writers of the day, such as George Elliot and Lewis Carrol, wrote under a nom de plume. It is impossible, though, not to wonder who the Old Housekeeper might have been. The Australian Housewives Manual was originally intended for readers living in Victoria and the connection with Melbourne is telling. In the 1880s Melbourne was a booming town, larger than most of the capital cities in Europe. Speculators and financiers were buying up market gardens and orchards at the city’s edges and building large new suburban estates. Everywhere, it seemed, people were moving in and setting up house. Throughout the original publication and included in this fascsimile are advertisements for Melbourne retailers selling household wares, including James M’Ewan and Co., seller of stoves and cookware, Herbert Fenton, a dealer in china, glass and earthenware, and William Radford, a tinsmith specialising in baths, washing coppers and other domestic utensils. Many of these retailers were located within walking distance of the publisher. The advertisements and illustrations that appear in the original publication have been supplemented with images from the collections of the National Library of Australia. The details of these images are listed at the back of this facsimile.
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List of Illustrations Pages i, viii, 9, 12, 59, 104, 115
Beeton's Every-day Cookery and Housekeeping Book by Mrs Isabella Beeton. Scoresby, Victoria: Five Mile Press, facsimile edition 2011 (1893)
Pages ix, 38, 44, 51, 58, 115, 122
Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book and Household Guide: Containing Recipes for Every Kind of Cookery by Mrs Isabella Beeton. Sydney: W.M. Dymock, c. 1893
Pages 1 (opposite), 99, 110
Domestic Wisdom: Things a Lady Knew in 1862 edited by Kristina Proft. Epping, New South Wales: New Frontier Publishing, 2002
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The Grandest Display of Household Furniture in the Colony: A Catalogue of Furniture by A. Hall and Company. Taree, New South Wales: Wongoolah, facsimile edition 1994 (1897)
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Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and Other Details by Charles L. Eastlake. London: Longmans Green and Company, 1872
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XXth Century Cookery and Home Decoration by Mrs F.B. Aronson. Sydney: Williams Brooks and Company, 1900
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The Household Guide: A Book of General Information compiled by J.W. Hesp. Adelaide: Hussey and Gillingham, 1894
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The Book of Household Management: With a History of the Origin, Properties, and Uses of All Things Connected with Home Life and Comfort by Mrs Isabella Beeton. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, facsimile edition 1977 (1861)
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The Kandy Koola Cookery Book and Housewife’s Companion. Melbourne: Kandy Koola Tea, 1898
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200 Years of American Graphic Art: A Retrospective Survey of the Printing Arts and Advertising since the Colonial Period by Clarence P. Hornung and Fridolf Johnson. New York: George Braziller, 1976
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Good Housekeeping: A Practical Guide to Domestic Duties, 1830–1930: An Exhibition at Elizabeth Bay House by Jennifer Stackhouse and Jennifer Turpin. Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales: Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1982 © Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
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Australian Etiquette, or the Rules and Usages of the Best Society in the Australasian Colonies, Together with Their Sports, Pastimes, Games, and Amusements. Knoxfield, Victoria: J.M. Dent Pty Ltd, facsimile edition 1980 (1886)
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