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Issue Details: First known date: 1921... 1921 The Mistress of Windfells
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The Mistress of Windfells – A Novel for Our Time? Tessa Wooldridge , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Thoughts from an Idle Hour 2015-;
'The Mistress of Windfells centres on 24-year-old Joan Fetherston ... the sole owner of Windfells, a 13,000 acre sheep property in Victoria’s Western District. The novel, set in the first years of the 20th century, opens during the shearing season. There is disquiet amongst the shearers – a union rep has been active in the district, disrupting the usual salary agreements between workers and property owners.'
The Mistress of Windfells – A Novel for Our Time? Tessa Wooldridge , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Thoughts from an Idle Hour 2015-;
'The Mistress of Windfells centres on 24-year-old Joan Fetherston ... the sole owner of Windfells, a 13,000 acre sheep property in Victoria’s Western District. The novel, set in the first years of the 20th century, opens during the shearing season. There is disquiet amongst the shearers – a union rep has been active in the district, disrupting the usual salary agreements between workers and property owners.'
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  • Western District, Victoria,
  • Portland, Portland area, Western District, Victoria,
  • 1900-1910
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