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 93
... Bass Strait . They might even be planning to lay claim to the whole of Van Diemen's Land . The anxiety of the authorities in New South Wales increased in June 1802 when Le GĂ©ographe and its companion ship Le Naturaliste called at Port ...
... Bass Strait . They might even be planning to lay claim to the whole of Van Diemen's Land . The anxiety of the authorities in New South Wales increased in June 1802 when Le GĂ©ographe and its companion ship Le Naturaliste called at Port ...
Page 148
... Bass Strait . Named after Flinders and unwanted by the Europeans , this island prison made escape impossible . An intensive programme of missionary re - education was now implemented , with some forty - six Euro- peans supervising 123 ...
... Bass Strait . Named after Flinders and unwanted by the Europeans , this island prison made escape impossible . An intensive programme of missionary re - education was now implemented , with some forty - six Euro- peans supervising 123 ...
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... Bass Strait to take possession at Portland Bay . As the Hentys feared , other invaders were quick to follow . By mid - 1835 investors in Van Diemen's Land were looking across the strait towards the site of Collins's original settlement ...
... Bass Strait to take possession at Portland Bay . As the Hentys feared , other invaders were quick to follow . By mid - 1835 investors in Van Diemen's Land were looking across the strait towards the site of Collins's original settlement ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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