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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... already left the colony when this dispatch arrived , but in fact Major Grose had already given one grant to a fellow officer of the New South Wales Corps and immediately issued seven more . Favouring the area most safe from Aboriginal ...
... already left the colony when this dispatch arrived , but in fact Major Grose had already given one grant to a fellow officer of the New South Wales Corps and immediately issued seven more . Favouring the area most safe from Aboriginal ...
Page 87
... already named ' France Australe'.29 Though the French had clearly capitalized on his experience , Dufresne's demise was another blow to the concept of the noble savage . Within two decades there was a third martyr to the cause of ...
... already named ' France Australe'.29 Though the French had clearly capitalized on his experience , Dufresne's demise was another blow to the concept of the noble savage . Within two decades there was a third martyr to the cause of ...
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... already owner of 1750 acres granted on the Nepean River . Another in the party was William Lawson , who had arrived as an officer in the New South Wales Corps in 1800 , and was owner of a 370 - acre farm at Concord and a 500 - acre ...
... already owner of 1750 acres granted on the Nepean River . Another in the party was William Lawson , who had arrived as an officer in the New South Wales Corps in 1800 , and was owner of a 370 - acre farm at Concord and a 500 - acre ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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