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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... living with convict women wanted , they said , to leave the land to these women and their families after they returned to England . In 1793 the amount of land to which officers were now entitled was not specified , the only stipulation ...
... living with convict women wanted , they said , to leave the land to these women and their families after they returned to England . In 1793 the amount of land to which officers were now entitled was not specified , the only stipulation ...
Page 80
... living specimens on the ship . At the Endeavour River , Sydney Parkinson attempted to compile a short vocabulary of their language , but when Banks refused to share a catch of turtles with them the Aboriginal people made a circle of ...
... living specimens on the ship . At the Endeavour River , Sydney Parkinson attempted to compile a short vocabulary of their language , but when Banks refused to share a catch of turtles with them the Aboriginal people made a circle of ...
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... living with the Aboriginal people when the British returned to settle these shores in 1835.6 In choosing to make the Derwent the new site for his settlement , Collins was not alone . Already Governor King , in his anxiety to secure ...
... living with the Aboriginal people when the British returned to settle these shores in 1835.6 In choosing to make the Derwent the new site for his settlement , Collins was not alone . Already Governor King , in his anxiety to secure ...
Contents
Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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