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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Page 100
By 1800 Robert Campbell was another who had moved into the industry . By
1806 there were some eight private vessels registered in the colony for sealing .
This savage , destructive activity attracted colonial merchants because it was an ...
By 1800 Robert Campbell was another who had moved into the industry . By
1806 there were some eight private vessels registered in the colony for sealing .
This savage , destructive activity attracted colonial merchants because it was an ...
Page 102
No such interference in the industry occurred during the first decades . The early
governors were not concerned about whether or not the Aboriginal women were
slaves , nor about miscegenation . Whaling , too , had a devastating impact on ...
No such interference in the industry occurred during the first decades . The early
governors were not concerned about whether or not the Aboriginal women were
slaves , nor about miscegenation . Whaling , too , had a devastating impact on ...
Page 104
If persuasion failed then force was used , and in many cases the industry came to
rely on bloodshed and brutality equal to sealing at its worst . The sandalwood
trade was also extremely wasteful , for the most highly perfumed and therefore ...
If persuasion failed then force was used , and in many cases the industry came to
rely on bloodshed and brutality equal to sealing at its worst . The sandalwood
trade was also extremely wasteful , for the most highly perfumed and therefore ...
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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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