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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... Macquarie's first request for a bank having been refused , he was promised instead a shipment from India of £ 10 000 worth of Spanish silver dollars with which to replace the system of barter and promissory notes . Planning to increase ...
... Macquarie's first request for a bank having been refused , he was promised instead a shipment from India of £ 10 000 worth of Spanish silver dollars with which to replace the system of barter and promissory notes . Planning to increase ...
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... Macquarie and his wife travelled over the new road in a carriage , walking down the steep descent from Mt York to the plains on the other side . Early in May they were on a westward flowing river , known to Wiradjuri people as Wambool ...
... Macquarie and his wife travelled over the new road in a carriage , walking down the steep descent from Mt York to the plains on the other side . Early in May they were on a westward flowing river , known to Wiradjuri people as Wambool ...
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... Macquarie , Lachlan 105 , 106 , 111-12 , 114 , 115 , 127 , 146 , 172 , 229 , 234 , 248 , 253 , 261 Macquarie Harbour 156 , 164 , 165 Macquarie River 128 , 131 , 212 Madden ( Terry ) , Rosetta Madras 98 , 138 Magellan , Ferdinand 68 ...
... Macquarie , Lachlan 105 , 106 , 111-12 , 114 , 115 , 127 , 146 , 172 , 229 , 234 , 248 , 253 , 261 Macquarie Harbour 156 , 164 , 165 Macquarie River 128 , 131 , 212 Madden ( Terry ) , Rosetta Madras 98 , 138 Magellan , Ferdinand 68 ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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