Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land"Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land is a major new account that places Australia's history fully within a global context, drawing on sources from the United States, Britain, South Africa, and Canada, as well as within Australia itself." "In a compelling narrative, acclaimed historian Frank Welsh traces the history of the land from scattered convict settlements to the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 and on to today's thriving independent nation, exposing many national myths in the process. This book also explores the dark side of Australia's history: the long-continued "White Australia" policy, which bedeviled foreign policy for more than a century; the still-tortured official relationship with the Aboriginal peoples; the subordination of women; and the flaws in the constitution. Also examined is Australia's uneasy relationship with its Asian neighbors, and its isolation from Britain and the United States, its traditional allies."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 132
... Port Phillip in 1837 , and wrote to Lord Glenelg emphasizing this difficulty ; the 550 - mile journey would take at least ten days on horseback ( the weekly postal riders actually reduced the time to seven days in 1839 ) . The sea ...
... Port Phillip in 1837 , and wrote to Lord Glenelg emphasizing this difficulty ; the 550 - mile journey would take at least ten days on horseback ( the weekly postal riders actually reduced the time to seven days in 1839 ) . The sea ...
Page 134
... Port Phillip petitioners argued , ' the succession of injustices ... heaped upon Port Phillip is quite unexampled in the history of British colonies ' . Since no Port Phillip resident could reasonably function in Sydney , in the 1848 ...
... Port Phillip petitioners argued , ' the succession of injustices ... heaped upon Port Phillip is quite unexampled in the history of British colonies ' . Since no Port Phillip resident could reasonably function in Sydney , in the 1848 ...
Page 708
... Port Phillip 64 , 87 , 93 ; and NSW Legislative Council 133-4 , 157 , 174 ; Protectorate of Aborigines 117 , 129 , 167 , 178 ; settlement of 95 , 126–9 , 132–3 , 183 ; and Victorian independence 132-4 , 173-4 , 200 , see also Melbourne ...
... Port Phillip 64 , 87 , 93 ; and NSW Legislative Council 133-4 , 157 , 174 ; Protectorate of Aborigines 117 , 129 , 167 , 178 ; settlement of 95 , 126–9 , 132–3 , 183 ; and Victorian independence 132-4 , 173-4 , 200 , see also Melbourne ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
Copyright | |
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