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Camden to London and Paris: The Role of the Macarthur Family in the Early New South Wales Wine Industry
Author(s) -
McIntyre Julie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2007.00419.x
Subject(s) - wine , subject (documents) , history , viticulture , genealogy , psychology , geography , sociology , art , visual arts , library science , computer science
The wine industry has been largely overlooked as a subject of historical analysis in Australian history despite its significance in the nineteenth century and its renewed vigour in the late 1900s. This article situates the development of a particular aspect of the industry within a broader consideration of the themes of colonization. It outlines the role of the Macarthur family in wine growing as well as exploring William Macarthur's view of viticulture as a means of moving beyond pastoralism to further ‘civilize’ the colony of New South Wales.