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 32
... acres , to be called Experiment Farm , . . . Ruse now lives in a comfortable brick house , built for him by the governor . He has eleven . acres and a half in cultivation , and several more which have been cleared by convicts in their ...
... acres , to be called Experiment Farm , . . . Ruse now lives in a comfortable brick house , built for him by the governor . He has eleven . acres and a half in cultivation , and several more which have been cleared by convicts in their ...
Page 125
... acres of the best pasture land , plus a further 5000 acres if tangible results were forthcoming . A number of Spanish rams from the Royal flock accompanied him , as did Walter Davidson , nephew of Sir Walter Farquhar , an influential ...
... acres of the best pasture land , plus a further 5000 acres if tangible results were forthcoming . A number of Spanish rams from the Royal flock accompanied him , as did Walter Davidson , nephew of Sir Walter Farquhar , an influential ...
Page 138
... acres at Bathurst , was granted 4000 acres at Limestone Plains on the present site of Canberra . In 1827 he was permitted to purchase another 5000 acres across the Molonglo River , and had stock on a run much further to the south which ...
... acres at Bathurst , was granted 4000 acres at Limestone Plains on the present site of Canberra . In 1827 he was permitted to purchase another 5000 acres across the Molonglo River , and had stock on a run much further to the south which ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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