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 79
... island south of Mauritius and continue the quest for the needed North- West Passage . Travelling via Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand , in January 1778 Cook chanced upon the islands now known as Hawaii , superbly located in relation to ...
... island south of Mauritius and continue the quest for the needed North- West Passage . Travelling via Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand , in January 1778 Cook chanced upon the islands now known as Hawaii , superbly located in relation to ...
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... island , again briefly surpassing the number in New South Wales . In 1823 no less than 439 260 acres were granted , the largest amount ever to be alienated in a single year . By the time of the arrival of Governor Arthur in May 1824 , a ...
... island , again briefly surpassing the number in New South Wales . In 1823 no less than 439 260 acres were granted , the largest amount ever to be alienated in a single year . By the time of the arrival of Governor Arthur in May 1824 , a ...
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... Island people - Wooraddy , Truganini , Pevay and others — in February 1830 Robinson set off on the first of his journeys devoted to rounding up every Aboriginal person left in Van Diemen's Land and persuading them to follow his party ...
... Island people - Wooraddy , Truganini , Pevay and others — in February 1830 Robinson set off on the first of his journeys devoted to rounding up every Aboriginal person left in Van Diemen's Land and persuading them to follow his party ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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