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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for two children then aged six and three, born of his liaison with Ann Yeates.
Ralph Clark had sailed back to Betsy at the first opportunity, but he too left his
mistress and their child in Sydney when he departed with the marines in
December ...
for two children then aged six and three, born of his liaison with Ann Yeates.
Ralph Clark had sailed back to Betsy at the first opportunity, but he too left his
mistress and their child in Sydney when he departed with the marines in
December ...
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Having provided child-centred homes and local, structured schooling for their
own children, it was small wonder that, when looking about for more subtle and
effective means of controlling the population, the middle classes turned to
universal ...
Having provided child-centred homes and local, structured schooling for their
own children, it was small wonder that, when looking about for more subtle and
effective means of controlling the population, the middle classes turned to
universal ...
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Nearly forty girls from the age of seven were enrolled, and the school insisted that
parents sign a bond for £100 that they would not interfere with the child, nor
attempt to remove her before the age of eighteen. Girls were placed out as
servants ...
Nearly forty girls from the age of seven were enrolled, and the school insisted that
parents sign a bond for £100 that they would not interfere with the child, nor
attempt to remove her before the age of eighteen. Girls were placed out as
servants ...
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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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