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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... colonies was absolutely vital . Some , like the Spanish acquisitions in America , might be direct sources of gold and silver . Others might contain products which could be sold to other nations and thus , by helping maintain a ...
... colonies was absolutely vital . Some , like the Spanish acquisitions in America , might be direct sources of gold and silver . Others might contain products which could be sold to other nations and thus , by helping maintain a ...
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... colonies provided further fuel for the critics of the assignment system . Far from being punished or reformed , it was said , the women in assignment , with scarcely an exception , became drunken and abandoned ' prostitutes ' . It was ...
... colonies provided further fuel for the critics of the assignment system . Far from being punished or reformed , it was said , the women in assignment , with scarcely an exception , became drunken and abandoned ' prostitutes ' . It was ...
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... colonies to set up ministries wholly responsible to their legislatures , and in August 1850 an Australian Colonies Government Act was passed . This provided that all the colonies , except Western Australia , might rewrite their ...
... colonies to set up ministries wholly responsible to their legislatures , and in August 1850 an Australian Colonies Government Act was passed . This provided that all the colonies , except Western Australia , might rewrite their ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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