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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Chairman of the Colonization Commission , with much of the responsibility for
attracting capital and emigrants , was founder of the Political Economy Club and
later expert on land title transfers , Robert Torrens . The colony ' s supporters also
...
Chairman of the Colonization Commission , with much of the responsibility for
attracting capital and emigrants , was founder of the Political Economy Club and
later expert on land title transfers , Robert Torrens . The colony ' s supporters also
...
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12 In August 1852 the first rush of emigrants from overseas was arriving in the
golden colonies . The sailors ... To the delight of the British advocates of
emigration , by far the bulk of the emigrant gold - seekers came from the United
Kingdom .
12 In August 1852 the first rush of emigrants from overseas was arriving in the
golden colonies . The sailors ... To the delight of the British advocates of
emigration , by far the bulk of the emigrant gold - seekers came from the United
Kingdom .
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In the six months to June 1854 , some 3000 Chinese emigrants , mostly male ,
arrived in Melbourne . More than 25 000 had arrived by 1857 . Chinese
entrepreneurs in Melbourne and China accelerated the emigration process .
Emigrants ...
In the six months to June 1854 , some 3000 Chinese emigrants , mostly male ,
arrived in Melbourne . More than 25 000 had arrived by 1857 . Chinese
entrepreneurs in Melbourne and China accelerated the emigration process .
Emigrants ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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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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