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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Linnaeus was delighted with the collection of specimens, and by 1776 Banks had
moved into the large London house which became his museum. By 1778 he was
President of the Royal Society and ultimately he became also a member of the ...
Linnaeus was delighted with the collection of specimens, and by 1776 Banks had
moved into the large London house which became his museum. By 1778 he was
President of the Royal Society and ultimately he became also a member of the ...
Page 162
... ambitious plot to assassinate the British Cabinet as a signal for revolution, one
became chief constable at Bathurst, a second was assigned to him until he
received a pardon and became a tailor; and a third became Bathurst's leading
baker.
... ambitious plot to assassinate the British Cabinet as a signal for revolution, one
became chief constable at Bathurst, a second was assigned to him until he
received a pardon and became a tailor; and a third became Bathurst's leading
baker.
Page 309
At Ballarat in December 1854 the ambiguity of the miners' demands became
most apparent. The easily worked surface-gold was becoming exhausted, and
the fear of wage labour for capitalintensive deep-mining companies haunted the
...
At Ballarat in December 1854 the ambiguity of the miners' demands became
most apparent. The easily worked surface-gold was becoming exhausted, and
the fear of wage labour for capitalintensive deep-mining companies haunted the
...
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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 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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