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Doug Limbrick

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A graduate of the Australian National University, Canberra (geography, political history, economic history, economics). Worked for many years in the broad area of social policy (developing options, providing advice, monitoring and evaluation). Authored many papers and reports on social policy issues in areas such as poverty, disadvantage, housing and homelessness including developing international comparisons. Over the last 20 years have focussed particularly on nineteenth-century emigration to the Australian colonies, including exploring the reasons people emigrated with a focus on disadvantaged groups that emigrated. A special research interest has been the changes in Britain (especially social and economic changes) that prompted so many ...more

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Average rating: 4.87 · 107 ratings · 102 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Farewell to Old England Forever 4.96 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonial Artist S.T. Gill: A Window Into Nineteenth-Century Austalia Through Colonial Art 4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Ships - the story of life & death on six big emigrant ships 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stag Diary - Passage to Colonial Adelaide 1850 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running the Marathon with Cancer: A Story About Life, Love, Running, Friendships, Personal Growth, Self Discovery & Surviving Colorectal Cancer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Guide to Running Your First Marathon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Church With no Walls: A History of the South Woden Uniting Church 1967 - 2017 by Doug Limbrick (Goodreads Author), Libby Coates, John Cope 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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