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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Page 182
... immigrant labour provided there was enough of it to keep wages low . However , the ending of free grants did not please them , especially when they dis- covered that the first ship loads of assisted immigrants were composed entirely of ...
... immigrant labour provided there was enough of it to keep wages low . However , the ending of free grants did not please them , especially when they dis- covered that the first ship loads of assisted immigrants were composed entirely of ...
Page 183
... immigrants were subjected to a classification process during which some were consigned into domestic service , and a few instantly married off to applicants who met the ladies ' approval . Women who preferred to make their own ...
... immigrants were subjected to a classification process during which some were consigned into domestic service , and a few instantly married off to applicants who met the ladies ' approval . Women who preferred to make their own ...
Page 185
... immigrants were to perform a term of hard labour before being qualified to hold land , and even the tiniest portion was to be purchased not given away . Wakefield considered transportation could be continued but convicts were to be ...
... immigrants were to perform a term of hard labour before being qualified to hold land , and even the tiniest portion was to be purchased not given away . Wakefield considered transportation could be continued but convicts were to be ...
Contents
Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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