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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... servants to go on board newly arrived transports and select them from among the new arrivals . Bligh admitted that the female convict had no choice in the matter unless she could name another person who would apply for her . According ...
... servants to go on board newly arrived transports and select them from among the new arrivals . Bligh admitted that the female convict had no choice in the matter unless she could name another person who would apply for her . According ...
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... servants could not punish personally but had to bring every case before a magistrate so convict servants were protected by the majestic proceedings of the British criminal law . In any case , it was argued , during the Macquarie era a ...
... servants could not punish personally but had to bring every case before a magistrate so convict servants were protected by the majestic proceedings of the British criminal law . In any case , it was argued , during the Macquarie era a ...
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... servants at fourteen , preference being given to subscribers , so this rule provided élite women with trained servants for at least four years . Any girl who completed four years of service with one family was rewarded with a gift of ...
... servants at fourteen , preference being given to subscribers , so this rule provided élite women with trained servants for at least four years . Any girl who completed four years of service with one family was rewarded with a gift of ...
Contents
Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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