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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1 1 The first experiment of this kind was made by Lieutenant King as early as
February 1788. Along with other officials such as David Collins , King had been
favourably impressed with a Spanish workhouse for the daughters of the
labouring ...
1 1 The first experiment of this kind was made by Lieutenant King as early as
February 1788. Along with other officials such as David Collins , King had been
favourably impressed with a Spanish workhouse for the daughters of the
labouring ...
Page 93
As early as May 1802 King was convinced that the principal object of the Baudin
expedition was nothing to do with collecting botanical specimens or measuring
the strength of Aboriginal men . Rather , the French were looking for a place to ...
As early as May 1802 King was convinced that the principal object of the Baudin
expedition was nothing to do with collecting botanical specimens or measuring
the strength of Aboriginal men . Rather , the French were looking for a place to ...
Page 391
... Ann 24 insanity 22–3 , 290–2 Institut National 88 Investigator 63 , 66 Irby ,
Edward and Leonard 201 Irish ( in Australia ) 25 , 30 , 39 , 59-62 , 162 Irwin ,
Daniel , Thomas and Jeremy 294 King's School 227 King , Anna Josepha ( née
Coombe ) ...
... Ann 24 insanity 22–3 , 290–2 Institut National 88 Investigator 63 , 66 Irby ,
Edward and Leonard 201 Irish ( in Australia ) 25 , 30 , 39 , 59-62 , 162 Irwin ,
Daniel , Thomas and Jeremy 294 King's School 227 King , Anna Josepha ( née
Coombe ) ...
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Contents
Male Convict Experience 17881804 | 32 |
Science and the South Pacific | 63 |
Free Trade | 91 |
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 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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