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 17
... male . Similarly , although arrangements were made for some of the families of well- behaved male convicts to accompany or follow them to the new colony , parallel privileges for women convicts were not part of the blueprint . Their ...
... male . Similarly , although arrangements were made for some of the families of well- behaved male convicts to accompany or follow them to the new colony , parallel privileges for women convicts were not part of the blueprint . Their ...
Page 39
... male convict population ill , infirm or permanently weakened by sickness , continued to be swelled by the landing of the sick . The Atlas , carrying 151 male convicts and twenty - eight female ones from Cork , lost sixty - three of the ...
... male convict population ill , infirm or permanently weakened by sickness , continued to be swelled by the landing of the sick . The Atlas , carrying 151 male convicts and twenty - eight female ones from Cork , lost sixty - three of the ...
Page 159
... male convicts worked between sunrise and sunset . Sunday was prescribed as a day of rest , and male convicts considered they were entitled to Saturday afternoon off , as were convicts in government service . Masters were responsible for ...
... male convicts worked between sunrise and sunset . Sunday was prescribed as a day of rest , and male convicts considered they were entitled to Saturday afternoon off , as were convicts in government service . Masters were responsible for ...
Contents
Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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