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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Page 46
Earlier but less serious flooding had occurred in January and August 1795. In
March 1800 further flooding occurred, this time also on the Georges River, where
a number of marines had been settled since April 1797.25 The emancipist
farmers ...
Earlier but less serious flooding had occurred in January and August 1795. In
March 1800 further flooding occurred, this time also on the Georges River, where
a number of marines had been settled since April 1797.25 The emancipist
farmers ...
Page 77
Cook, too, found time to observe the people, and though he was less inclined to
philosophical speculation he displayed a similar curiosity about every facet of
their technology, economy and their sexual life. He also mused at length upon
the ...
Cook, too, found time to observe the people, and though he was less inclined to
philosophical speculation he displayed a similar curiosity about every facet of
their technology, economy and their sexual life. He also mused at length upon
the ...
Page 78
Cook's other passion was to correct the inaccuracies and avoid the errors made
by less mathematically gifted seamen equipped with less sophisticated
instruments. After leaving Tahiti in August 1769, using his lunar tables Cook
systematically ...
Cook's other passion was to correct the inaccuracies and avoid the errors made
by less mathematically gifted seamen equipped with less sophisticated
instruments. After leaving Tahiti in August 1769, using his lunar tables Cook
systematically ...
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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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