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dc.contributor.authorMetcalf, Bill
dc.contributor.editorBelinda McKay
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:14:12Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:14:12Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2009-11-05T06:04:15Z
dc.identifier.issn13218166
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/13813
dc.description.abstractThe attractive performances by a group of 'lady parachutists' entertained the Queensland military forces, which was a distraction for them since it allowed the opposing forces to easily defeat them at the Battle of Fort Lytton. This is regarded as a pivotal event in the collapse of Brisbane. The origin of this 'lady parachutists' myth, and the connections between this myth and the end of Queensland civilisation led to research on a fascinating episode in Queensland's cultural history, particularly Victorian notions of sexual propriety, 'true manhood' and combined, although veiled threats posed by unfettered female sexuality and male masturbation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent721530 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Queensland Press
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.griffith.edu.au/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom33
dc.relation.ispartofpageto49
dc.relation.ispartofedition2006
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalQueensland Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume13
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHistorical Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther History and Archaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHistory and Philosophy of Specific Fields
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2202
dc.titleLady Parachutists and the End of Civilisation in Queensland
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2006
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gro.griffith.authorMetcalf, Bill J.


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