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 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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Particularly debated was the role of corporal punishment, which in Britain was
extensively used in the schools for the sons of the rich despite the fact that it was
thought to arouse rather than repress sexuality. Some of the dialogue on this
topic ...
Particularly debated was the role of corporal punishment, which in Britain was
extensively used in the schools for the sons of the rich despite the fact that it was
thought to arouse rather than repress sexuality. Some of the dialogue on this
topic ...
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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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Much more effective would be a state system of non- denominational schools
where controversial religious doctrine could be avoided.35 To some liberal
reformers, rampant sectarianism was to be deplored. Utilitarians, in particular,
were ...
Much more effective would be a state system of non- denominational schools
where controversial religious doctrine could be avoided.35 To some liberal
reformers, rampant sectarianism was to be deplored. Utilitarians, in particular,
were ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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A. G. L. Shaw Aboriginal acres Angus & Robertson arrived Australian colonies B. H. Fletcher Bass Strait Bligh Botany Bay Britain British Cape capital Collins colony's convict labourers convict women culture developed Diemen's Land diggers E. P. Thompson early economic emancipists emigrants England especially European ex-convict expedition exploration Factory farming female Flinders gold Governor grant Hawkesbury Hobart HRNSW Hunter Hunter Valley ideal immigrants industry institutions James John Journal JRAHS L. E. Threlkeld liberal London Macarthur Macquarie male convicts Melbourne missionaries moral Norfolk Island NSW LC V&P officers Pacific Parramatta pastoral pastoralists Pemulwuy penal police political population Port Jackson Port Phillip Press problem punishment reformers Report reproduction savage schools scientific Select Committee servants settlement settlers sexual sheep ships social Society South Australia South Wales surgeon Swan River Sydney Tasmanian theorists theory trade Transportation Victoria voyage William workers
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860 : Possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, The Oxford History of Australia |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand History / General Reference / General Religion / Comparative Religion |
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