The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 2Geoffrey Bolton The 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 volume traces 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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... Hunter and which were sold by auction at this time , were not greater objects of contest than were these females ' , commented Collins following the arrival of ninety - four women convicts on the Britannia from England in July 1798. By ...
... Hunter and which were sold by auction at this time , were not greater objects of contest than were these females ' , commented Collins following the arrival of ninety - four women convicts on the Britannia from England in July 1798. By ...
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... Hunter pointed out in 1797 , it was not only the offspring of convict men but those of the military who were ' destitute ' . The authorities accordingly sought statistical data on family patterns and from 1800 onwards began to collect ...
... Hunter pointed out in 1797 , it was not only the offspring of convict men but those of the military who were ' destitute ' . The authorities accordingly sought statistical data on family patterns and from 1800 onwards began to collect ...
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... Hunter to make way for the British flocks and herds , Governor Darling had at his disposal the ' colonial cavalry ' envisaged by his predecessor . The new mounted police was established in September 1825 , with two officers , two ...
... Hunter to make way for the British flocks and herds , Governor Darling had at his disposal the ' colonial cavalry ' envisaged by his predecessor . The new mounted police was established in September 1825 , with two officers , two ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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