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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 31
Page 179
... colony's largest land - holders . By mid- 1832 the colony was facing economic crisis . There were still less than 2000 settlers , immigration had ceased , goods and labour were highly priced , the first harvests had been inadequate and ...
... colony's largest land - holders . By mid- 1832 the colony was facing economic crisis . There were still less than 2000 settlers , immigration had ceased , goods and labour were highly priced , the first harvests had been inadequate and ...
Page 187
... colony of South Australia , where Sturt had drawn attention to the excellent pastoral land . In 1833 the area around St ... colony's supporters also included Samuel Mills , a retired merchant and Congregationalist with much capital to ...
... colony of South Australia , where Sturt had drawn attention to the excellent pastoral land . In 1833 the area around St ... colony's supporters also included Samuel Mills , a retired merchant and Congregationalist with much capital to ...
Page 206
... colony's legal profession , the practice of using Masters and Servants Acts against employers helped to in- dividualize worker grievances and prevent collective action . 32 Despite conflicts with aspects of liberal humanitarian ideology ...
... colony's legal profession , the practice of using Masters and Servants Acts against employers helped to in- dividualize worker grievances and prevent collective action . 32 Despite conflicts with aspects of liberal humanitarian ideology ...
Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
A. G. L. Shaw Aboriginal acres Angus & Robertson arrived Australian colonies B. H. Fletcher Bass Strait Bligh Botany Bay Britain British Cape capital Clark Collins colony's convict labourers convict women culture developed Diemen's Land diggers early economic emancipists emigrants England especially European ex-convict expedition exploration Factory farming female Flinders gold Governor grant Hawkesbury Hobart HRNSW Hunter ideal immigrants industry institutions James John Journal JRAHS L. E. Threlkeld liberal London Macarthur Macquarie male convicts Melbourne missionaries moral Norfolk Island NSW LC V&P officers Pacific Parramatta pastoral pastoralists Pemulwuy penal police political population Port Jackson Port Phillip Press problem punishment reformers Report savage schools scientific Select Committee servants settlement settlers sexual sheep ships social Society South Australia South Wales South Wales Corps Swan River Sydney Tasmanian theorists theory trade Transportation Van Diemen's Land Victoria voyage William workers