Making “honest, truthful and industrious men”: Newsboys, Rational Recreation and the Construction of the “Citizen” in Late Victorian and Edwardian Brisbane

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The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 33, Issue 1 p. 61-75 Making “honest, truthful and industrious men”: Newsboys, Rational Recreation and the Construction of the “Citizen” in Late Victorian and Edwardian Brisbane Bryan Jamison, Bryan Jamison Bryan Jamison is a Research Officer with the Queensland Public Service, Australia. He is currently completing a Ph.D. on the politics of leisure in colonial Queensland and he has published in the fields of Australian social, community and sports history.Search for more papers by this author Bryan Jamison, Bryan Jamison Bryan Jamison is a Research Officer with the Queensland Public Service, Australia. He is currently completing a Ph.D. on the politics of leisure in colonial Queensland and he has published in the fields of Australian social, community and sports history.Search for more papers by this author First published: 05 March 2004 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1999.3301_61.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume33, Issue1Summer 1999Pages 61-75 RelatedInformation