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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... women : that of the virtuous wife and mother . That is , a rigid theoretical distinction had to be made between ... convict women was essential in order to prevent those ' gross irregularities and disorders ' which , he said , would ...
... women : that of the virtuous wife and mother . That is , a rigid theoretical distinction had to be made between ... convict women was essential in order to prevent those ' gross irregularities and disorders ' which , he said , would ...
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... women . British property laws assumed that on becoming married a woman forfeited property to her husband . However , this also reflected the assumption that the women convicts , forcibly taken from their homes and communities in Britain ...
... women . British property laws assumed that on becoming married a woman forfeited property to her husband . However , this also reflected the assumption that the women convicts , forcibly taken from their homes and communities in Britain ...
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... Women and the Law 1788-1979 , Hale & Iremonger , Sydney , 1979 , n.p. For convenience , the spelling here is ... convict women's sexuality , much early revisionist literature was particularly concerned to analyze this issue . ( See Anne ...
... Women and the Law 1788-1979 , Hale & Iremonger , Sydney , 1979 , n.p. For convenience , the spelling here is ... convict women's sexuality , much early revisionist literature was particularly concerned to analyze this issue . ( See Anne ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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