William Robbins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3969870 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Robbins |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Robbins |
| SIGNATURE | ROBBINS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Sturt University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hill End
A Theatre of Words and Wages
The Transcript of the proceedings of the Harvester case heard in October 1907 presents a stark contrast with the Decision ultimately handed down by Justice Higgins, President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. A reading of the transcript reveals the discourse presented during the case in the form of argument, evidence and witness testimony did not greatly support the notion of a ‘living’ minimum wage for unskilled males. T…
Convict Assignment in Western Australia
The Oregon-American Lumber Company
Book Review| February 01 2004 The Oregon-American Lumber Company: Ain’t No More William Robbins William Robbins Oregon State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The Public Historian (2004) 26 (1): 182–184. https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2004.26.1.182 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon…
The Supervision of Convict Gangs in New South Wales 1788–1830
Despite its significance as a mechanism for controlling and extracting productivity from a workforce, the nature and character of convict supervision has been largely ignored by historians. To redress this neglect, this article establishes the character of the supervision of male convicts employed in government labour gangs. It is concluded that supervision was, until at least 1822, a critically important strategy for the extraction of labour eff…
The Lumber Yards
This is a study of the management of convict labour at Australia’s first large-scale manufacturing enterprises, the Sydney and Parramatta lumber yards, 1788-1832. It is clear that these were much m
The Ethical Idealism of Matthew Arnold
The Lumber Yards
This is a study of the management of convict labour at Australia’s first large-scale manufacturing enterprises, the Sydney and Parramatta lumber yards, 1788-1832. It is clear that these were much m
The Supervision of Convict Gangs in New South Wales 1788–1830
Despite its significance as a mechanism for controlling and extracting productivity from a workforce, the nature and character of convict supervision has been largely ignored by historians. To redress this neglect, this article establishes the character of the supervision of male convicts employed in government labour gangs. It is concluded that supervision was, until at least 1822, a critically important strategy for the extraction of labour eff…
The Ethical Idealism of Matthew Arnold
The Lumber Yards
This is a study of the management of convict labour at Australia’s first large-scale manufacturing enterprises, the Sydney and Parramatta lumber yards, 1788-1832. It is clear that these were much m
The Oregon-American Lumber Company
Book Review| February 01 2004 The Oregon-American Lumber Company: Ain’t No More William Robbins William Robbins Oregon State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The Public Historian (2004) 26 (1): 182–184. https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2004.26.1.182 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon…
The Supervision of Convict Gangs in New South Wales 1788–1830
Despite its significance as a mechanism for controlling and extracting productivity from a workforce, the nature and character of convict supervision has been largely ignored by historians. To redress this neglect, this article establishes the character of the supervision of male convicts employed in government labour gangs. It is concluded that supervision was, until at least 1822, a critically important strategy for the extraction of labour eff…
Convict Assignment in Western Australia
Hill End
A Theatre of Words and Wages
The Transcript of the proceedings of the Harvester case heard in October 1907 presents a stark contrast with the Decision ultimately handed down by Justice Higgins, President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. A reading of the transcript reveals the discourse presented during the case in the form of argument, evidence and witness testimony did not greatly support the notion of a ‘living’ minimum wage for unskilled males. T…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Australian History and Society (3 works) · Convict (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (3 works) · Project commissioning (3 works) · Publishing (3 works)