The Victorian gold rush caused many marriages to be disrupted and partners to be separated. Deserted wives had few courses of redress, as divorce was usually only available to those with significant means and then only on very restricted grounds. Jonathan Moon came to Maldon in 1859. A merchant with businesses in the West India,…
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