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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Yet on the convict ships the women had little choice but to accept the sexual
advances of male ' protectors ' who hopefully would fend off the advances and
insults of the ship ' s officers and crew and provide some comforts and privileges
to ...
Yet on the convict ships the women had little choice but to accept the sexual
advances of male ' protectors ' who hopefully would fend off the advances and
insults of the ship ' s officers and crew and provide some comforts and privileges
to ...
Page 92
Five out of six of the Third Fleet vessels were British whalers and interest in the
area was further aroused from 1796 when war with Spain closed the whaling
grounds off South America to British ships . By 1802 Enderby was able to inform ...
Five out of six of the Third Fleet vessels were British whalers and interest in the
area was further aroused from 1796 when war with Spain closed the whaling
grounds off South America to British ships . By 1802 Enderby was able to inform ...
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However , ship construction was to become one of the most lucrative local
industries , with some 120 vessels being ... the need to develop the local sealing
industry , far outweighed any proscription of the Company on the construction of
ships .
However , ship construction was to become one of the most lucrative local
industries , with some 120 vessels being ... the need to develop the local sealing
industry , far outweighed any proscription of the Company on the construction of
ships .
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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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