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  • An economy ill-suited to younger workers: Child and youth workforce participation in colonial Queensland, 1886-1901

    Author(s)
    Bowden, Bradley
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    Bowden, Bradley
    Year published
    2006
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    This article explores the extend and significance of child and youth work in late 19th century Australia. It demonstrates that, while demographic changes meant that almost half the population was aged 19 years or less, this age cohort never comprised more than 18 per cent of the recorded workforce. It is argued that this underrepresentation reflects the fact that children and youths were ill-suited to the work demands of most colonial occupations. They did not threaten the position of adult males in the key areas of the economy such as construction, heavy engineering, pastoral wok, mining and transport. Keywords: child ...
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    This article explores the extend and significance of child and youth work in late 19th century Australia. It demonstrates that, while demographic changes meant that almost half the population was aged 19 years or less, this age cohort never comprised more than 18 per cent of the recorded workforce. It is argued that this underrepresentation reflects the fact that children and youths were ill-suited to the work demands of most colonial occupations. They did not threaten the position of adult males in the key areas of the economy such as construction, heavy engineering, pastoral wok, mining and transport. Keywords: child labour, demographic economics, history, labour demand, Queensland
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    Journal Title
    Australian Economic History Review
    Volume
    46
    Issue
    2
    Subject
    Applied economics
    History and philosophy of specific fields
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/13998
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