The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 2Geoffrey Bolton The history of Australia from the 1770s to the 1860s is seen as tightly linked to events and ideologies in an age of revolution and in particular to the social problems of industrialising Britain. Australia was colonized by believers in political equality and economic liberty, and this volume traces the development of the colonies into a stable society where organised sport prevented idleness and unrest among the lower orders and sectarianism and intercolonial rivalries absorbed the political energies of the middle classes. |
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... Cape and much was destroyed by weevils . Of the crops which grew , some withered in the dry soil , others were eaten by field mice . In July 1788 only about 12 acres of land were under cultivation . Of the livestock which survived the ...
... Cape and much was destroyed by weevils . Of the crops which grew , some withered in the dry soil , others were eaten by field mice . In July 1788 only about 12 acres of land were under cultivation . Of the livestock which survived the ...
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... Cape for sale in India . Like so many of the traders , Berry needed a partner to make this venture a viable proposition and he found one in a former student and friend from the Edinburgh Medical School , Francis Shortt . Learning at the ...
... Cape for sale in India . Like so many of the traders , Berry needed a partner to make this venture a viable proposition and he found one in a former student and friend from the Edinburgh Medical School , Francis Shortt . Learning at the ...
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... Cape Circumcision 74 Cape Leeuwin 64 , 66 , 121 , 123 Cape of Good Hope 3 , 21 , 36 , 46 , 47 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 109 , 179 , 182 Cape York Peninsula 70 , 78 , 266-7 Carlyle , Thomas 305 Carmichael , Henry 218 , 255 , 259 Carr ...
... Cape Circumcision 74 Cape Leeuwin 64 , 66 , 121 , 123 Cape of Good Hope 3 , 21 , 36 , 46 , 47 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 109 , 179 , 182 Cape York Peninsula 70 , 78 , 266-7 Carlyle , Thomas 305 Carmichael , Henry 218 , 255 , 259 Carr ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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