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 22
With only the Supply left to communicate with the outside world and provisions for
perhaps seven months on halfrations, this was a disaster to daunt the most
determined of empire-builders. Some of the officers declared that perhaps the ...
With only the Supply left to communicate with the outside world and provisions for
perhaps seven months on halfrations, this was a disaster to daunt the most
determined of empire-builders. Some of the officers declared that perhaps the ...
Page 103
Vessels also radiated from the eastern Australian ports in search firstly of food
and later of luxury commodities like pearl shell and béche-de-mer (or trepang, an
edible sea-slug), for sale in Canton. In Tahiti, aware that the local supply of foods
...
Vessels also radiated from the eastern Australian ports in search firstly of food
and later of luxury commodities like pearl shell and béche-de-mer (or trepang, an
edible sea-slug), for sale in Canton. In Tahiti, aware that the local supply of foods
...
Page 395
... 54, 201 Smiles, Samuel 305 Smith, Adam 11, 34–6, 84, 116, 236,279 Smith,
Ann 25 Smith, Jane 174 Smith, William Tipple 296, 302 Smyth, Arthur Bowes 4, 5,
7, 18, 24.25 Sulphur 122 Sunda Straits 69 Sunday Schools 232 Supply 22.
... 54, 201 Smiles, Samuel 305 Smith, Adam 11, 34–6, 84, 116, 236,279 Smith,
Ann 25 Smith, Jane 174 Smith, William Tipple 296, 302 Smyth, Arthur Bowes 4, 5,
7, 18, 24.25 Sulphur 122 Sunda Straits 69 Sunday Schools 232 Supply 22.
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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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