| Meat Pies and Mumbling Blokes Contributor(s): Acker, Margitta (Author) |
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ISBN: 174027833X ISBN-13: 9781740278331 Publisher: Debbie Lee OUR PRICE: $15.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 994 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.41 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in Germany, Margitta Acker came to Australia in June 1962. Five weeks later, she was married at St Peter's Lutheran Church in Reid. For her, it was a wedding among strangers. Her memories of settling in Canberra, exploring her new surroundings, finding work, making friends and raising a family give a fascinating insight into everyday life in the national capital half a century ago, when Lake Burley Griffin was non-existent, mobile phones and credit cards were unheard of, and the suburb of Curtin was out in the paddocks. |