Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Kalgoorlie’s Sex Trade and the Kalgoorlie Miner: 1896–1903
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'Kalgoorlie and the sex industry are synonymous. Around the time of Federation, significant attempts were made by the community to rid itself of prostitution. An important contributor to this endeavour was the local long-running daily newspaper, the Kalgoorlie Miner. To date, research has overlooked its significant role in building community and reinforcing hegemony. The Kalgoorlie Miner’s framing of prostitution as the “social evil”—antithetical to Christian living, morals and civility—was a successful position because it appealed to the buying public and maintained pressure on the problem. This article explores the place of newspapers in a given community, Federation Kalgoorlie, and its prostitution. It finds that gatekeeping and community Christianism, particularly the laity, played an essential role in challenging and opposing prostitution.' (Publication abstract)

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    y separately published work icon Journal of Australian Studies vol. 47 no. 4 2023 27236946 2023 periodical issue

    'We write this editorial in the wake of the Australian referendum to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. The “no” outcome brings a momentous and emotional end to the year. It signals ongoing turbulence in our national space and a continued deferral of the truth-telling process this country so sorely needs. It suggests, however, that there is meaningful work to be done by scholars of Australian studies, to reckon with the referendum and its many wide-ranging implications.' (Brigid Magner and Emily Potter : Editorial introduction)

    2023
    pg. 706-720
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  • 1896-1903
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