The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessionsThe 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 volumetraces 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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To serve the marines , a ship would be sent to collect women from New
Caledonia and the Friendly Islands , thought from explorers ' reports to be
especially sexually alluring . In these plans , attention was also paid to the
reproductive function ...
To serve the marines , a ship would be sent to collect women from New
Caledonia and the Friendly Islands , thought from explorers ' reports to be
especially sexually alluring . In these plans , attention was also paid to the
reproductive function ...
Page 80
lists ' , Banks had seized every opportunity to collect botanical and other
information . ... his staff descended like locusts on the new species of plants
found growing there , collecting seeds and taking cuttings which they dried on
sails spread in ...
lists ' , Banks had seized every opportunity to collect botanical and other
information . ... his staff descended like locusts on the new species of plants
found growing there , collecting seeds and taking cuttings which they dried on
sails spread in ...
Page 273
Brisbane also presided over the Philosophical Society of Australasia , founded in
June 1821 to collect information on ' the natural state , capabilities and resources
of the country ' , and establish collaboration with learned bodies overseas .
Brisbane also presided over the Philosophical Society of Australasia , founded in
June 1821 to collect information on ' the natural state , capabilities and resources
of the country ' , and establish collaboration with learned bodies overseas .
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Jan Kociumbas |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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