Jim McAllister teaches Sociology at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia, and has research interests in farm labour, property inequality and small non-agricultural rural industries.

Publications:
The Central Queensland Sapphire Mining Community: Case of Common Property and Cultural Capital
Jim McAllister,
Daniel Teghe

This paper discusses the case of the sapphire mining community of Central Queensland, Australia, and its changing fortunes as a result of its dependence on publicly-owned and regulated sapphire deposits.

Article: Print

 $US10.00

Article: Electronic

 $US5.00