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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Page 139
... included numer- ous land - holders from the Hawkesbury and Hunter Valleys and a gigantic organization of British investors , called the Australian Agricultural Company . Incorporated by royal charter in 1824 and raising capital in ...
... included numer- ous land - holders from the Hawkesbury and Hunter Valleys and a gigantic organization of British investors , called the Australian Agricultural Company . Incorporated by royal charter in 1824 and raising capital in ...
Page 187
... included Robert Gouger , Charles Buller and William Molesworth . By August 1834 they had persuaded parliament to pass an Act providing for the establish- ment of a new colony in southern Australia between the meridians of 132 degrees ...
... included Robert Gouger , Charles Buller and William Molesworth . By August 1834 they had persuaded parliament to pass an Act providing for the establish- ment of a new colony in southern Australia between the meridians of 132 degrees ...
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... included the choleric John Macarthur , and the quarrelsome Major Ross who fought a duel with Captain Hill in December 1791. Later gentlemen who kept the tradition alive included Thomas Gregson , who in 1836 fought a pistol duel with ...
... included the choleric John Macarthur , and the quarrelsome Major Ross who fought a duel with Captain Hill in December 1791. Later gentlemen who kept the tradition alive included Thomas Gregson , who in 1836 fought a pistol duel with ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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