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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By July Phillip realized that supplies of provisions would have to be sent from England for at least four or five years . ... Leather was needed for mending shoes , and thread to repair clothing was in short supply .
By July Phillip realized that supplies of provisions would have to be sent from England for at least four or five years . ... Leather was needed for mending shoes , and thread to repair clothing was in short supply .
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In Tahiti , aware that the local supply of foods like coconuts , breadfruit and pork were quickly exhausted , to offset future ... the first of numerous cargoes of pork was collected to augment food supplies in New South Wales .
In Tahiti , aware that the local supply of foods like coconuts , breadfruit and pork were quickly exhausted , to offset future ... the first of numerous cargoes of pork was collected to augment food supplies in New South Wales .
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Indeed , sheep provided a useful alternative to some of the traditional food supplies the settlers ' presence was ... food supply as well as a means of hitting back at the invaders and arresting their destruction of the grasslands .
Indeed , sheep provided a useful alternative to some of the traditional food supplies the settlers ' presence was ... food supply as well as a means of hitting back at the invaders and arresting their destruction of the grasslands .
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Male Convict Experience 17881804 | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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