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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duty , were to be eligible for a grant of land which would increase in size with marriage . This had been promised as early as 1786 in order to encourage enlistment , and regulations to this effect followed in August 1789.
duty , were to be eligible for a grant of land which would increase in size with marriage . This had been promised as early as 1786 in order to encourage enlistment , and regulations to this effect followed in August 1789.
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In addition , a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been announced in January 1793. ... fact Major Grose had already given one grant to a fellow officer of the New South Wales Corps and immediately issued seven more .
In addition , a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been announced in January 1793. ... fact Major Grose had already given one grant to a fellow officer of the New South Wales Corps and immediately issued seven more .
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Large grants of land were to be made to independent settlers in proportion to the number of labourers and the amount of stock and equipment they brought with them . Peel was granted priority of choice of 250 000 acres ...
Large grants of land were to be made to independent settlers in proportion to the number of labourers and the amount of stock and equipment they brought with them . Peel was granted priority of choice of 250 000 acres ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Male Convict Experience 17881804 | 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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