Friday essay: the Australians who pioneered self-sufficiency, generations before Nimbin
- Written by Rachel Goldlust, Phd candidate in environmental history, La Trobe University

Whitlanders in the 1940s. Established in 1941 near the base of Victoria's Mount Buffalo, this Catholic community celebrated the 'dignity of manual labour' and was led by a charismatic athlete and former judge's associate, Ray Triado.Joe Pisani
The term “self-sufficiency” commonly evokes images of communes, yurts and 1970s hippies, most...
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