Colonial Australia, 1788-1840This unique collection of documents surveys the beginnings of European settlement in Australia, from the founding of the first township in Sydney Cove to the economic crisis of the early 1840s. Over 500 documents cover all the major events, developments and controversies in the economic, social and cultural life of the period, as well as in government and politics. |
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Page 212
1 BATHURST FOUNDED On 2 1 January 1815 a road was completed westwards
across the Blue Mountains. It was built under the superintendence of Mr William
Cox, formerly paymaster of the 102nd Regiment; thirty men took six months to ...
1 BATHURST FOUNDED On 2 1 January 1815 a road was completed westwards
across the Blue Mountains. It was built under the superintendence of Mr William
Cox, formerly paymaster of the 102nd Regiment; thirty men took six months to ...
Page 304
While surveying along the Fish River near Bathurst in February 1823 James
McBrien found numerous particles of gold, and early in March 1823 the road from
Richmond to Wallis Plains was opened for droving. In June 1823 Captain Mark ...
While surveying along the Fish River near Bathurst in February 1823 James
McBrien found numerous particles of gold, and early in March 1823 the road from
Richmond to Wallis Plains was opened for droving. In June 1823 Captain Mark ...
Page 594
... 122; discovered, 81-2, 106, 108; named by Hunter, 99-100 Bassett, M., 476
Bate, Samuel, 152 Bateman's Bay (N.S.W.), 81, 270 Bathurst, Earl, 202, 210-12,
215, 217, 230, 233, 261-2, 275, 286, 318-19, 348-9, 352 Bathurst (N.S.W.), 212-
13, ...
... 122; discovered, 81-2, 106, 108; named by Hunter, 99-100 Bassett, M., 476
Bate, Samuel, 152 Bateman's Bay (N.S.W.), 81, 270 Bathurst, Earl, 202, 210-12,
215, 217, 230, 233, 261-2, 275, 286, 318-19, 348-9, 352 Bathurst (N.S.W.), 212-
13, ...
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| Title | Colonial Australia, 1788-1840 A Documentary History of Australia, Francis Keble Crowley Volume 1 of A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1900, Francis Keble Crowley |
| Author | Francis Keble Crowley |
| Publisher | Nelson, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2007 |
| ISBN | 0170054071, 9780170054072 |
| Length | 621 pages |
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