The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessionsThe 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 volumetraces 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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to create interest in the presence of gold west of the Blue Mountains , were
equally unsuccessful . It was a similar story south of the Murray where as late as
January 1849 , when wouldbe diggers hurried to Amherst in the wake of
shepherd ...
to create interest in the presence of gold west of the Blue Mountains , were
equally unsuccessful . It was a similar story south of the Murray where as late as
January 1849 , when wouldbe diggers hurried to Amherst in the wake of
shepherd ...
Page 301
With him he brought knowledge of the Californian gold - panning technique and
plans to claim a government reward by discovering a similar goldfield in New
South Wales which would be amenable to this technique . By late March , tiring of
...
With him he brought knowledge of the Californian gold - panning technique and
plans to claim a government reward by discovering a similar goldfield in New
South Wales which would be amenable to this technique . By late March , tiring of
...
Page 304
By November 1851 there were 13000 men digging there for gold , mostly at Mt
Alexander . In this area , 70 miles north - west of Melbourne and later to be
known as Castlemaine , a hut - keeper , C . T . Peters , had been prospecting
since July .
By November 1851 there were 13000 men digging there for gold , mostly at Mt
Alexander . In this area , 70 miles north - west of Melbourne and later to be
known as Castlemaine , a hut - keeper , C . T . Peters , had been prospecting
since July .
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Jan Kociumbas |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2010 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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