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 120
... Swan River was established by British entrepreneurs who saw the colony as a field of investment for gentlemen of means , who would be willing to risk their capital and their own persons by settling overseas . For this purpose they would ...
... Swan River was established by British entrepreneurs who saw the colony as a field of investment for gentlemen of means , who would be willing to risk their capital and their own persons by settling overseas . For this purpose they would ...
Page 122
... Swan River region would become the hub of trading patterns in the area , exporting oil , seal skins , and trepang to China , and horses and grain to India and Mauritius ( now , happily , also a British possession ) . Returning to Port ...
... Swan River region would become the hub of trading patterns in the area , exporting oil , seal skins , and trepang to China , and horses and grain to India and Mauritius ( now , happily , also a British possession ) . Returning to Port ...
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... Swan River settlement . His reflections on this , the most recent colony ' founded by English- men ' , were likely ... river.1 Wakefield was not wrong . The new colony at Swan River was in a lamentable state , not only because gentlemen ...
... Swan River settlement . His reflections on this , the most recent colony ' founded by English- men ' , were likely ... river.1 Wakefield was not wrong . The new colony at Swan River was in a lamentable state , not only because gentlemen ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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