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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... emigrants , was founder of the Political Economy Club and later expert on land title transfers , Robert Torrens . The colony's supporters also included Samuel Mills , a retired merchant and Congregationalist with much capital to invest ...
... emigrants , was founder of the Political Economy Club and later expert on land title transfers , Robert Torrens . The colony's supporters also included Samuel Mills , a retired merchant and Congregationalist with much capital to invest ...
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... emigrants from overseas was arriving in the golden colonies . The sailors of many nationalities who had left their ... emigrant gold - seekers came from the United Kingdom . Between 1852 and 1861 almost 300 000 persons departed from ...
... emigrants from overseas was arriving in the golden colonies . The sailors of many nationalities who had left their ... emigrant gold - seekers came from the United Kingdom . Between 1852 and 1861 almost 300 000 persons departed from ...
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... emigrants , mostly male , arrived in Melbourne . More than 25 000 had arrived by 1857 . Chinese entrepreneurs in Melbourne and China accelerated the emigration process . Emigrants were offered passages out to the diggings on credit ...
... emigrants , mostly male , arrived in Melbourne . More than 25 000 had arrived by 1857 . Chinese entrepreneurs in Melbourne and China accelerated the emigration process . Emigrants were offered passages out to the diggings on credit ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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