Charles Fahey teaches in the History Program at La Trobe University. With Richard Broome, he co-ordinates Global Migration Stories, a unit that encourages students to use the resources of Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). In recent years his research and publications have focused on the central goldfields of Victoria and on rural Victoria. He has also published widely on the history of the labour market, with particular reference to the Sunshine Harvester factory and the Harvester Judgement of 1907.
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