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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... attempted to chart the coastline of a larger land mass further to the south . Though Portuguese knowledge of this land was apparently kept secret , maps of the area ... attempt to find the fabled land 68 THE OXFORD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.
... attempted to chart the coastline of a larger land mass further to the south . Though Portuguese knowledge of this land was apparently kept secret , maps of the area ... attempt to find the fabled land 68 THE OXFORD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.
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... attempt to reduce the arduous twelve months ' voyage from Holland via the East African coast , by taking advantage of the ' roaring ' forties ' which blew eastwards from the Cape . Navigators were expected to be able to judge the exact ...
... attempt to reduce the arduous twelve months ' voyage from Holland via the East African coast , by taking advantage of the ' roaring ' forties ' which blew eastwards from the Cape . Navigators were expected to be able to judge the exact ...
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... attempt to explore the mysteries of the Arctic Circle in 1827 , decided to turn the visit of fellow polar heroes James Ross and Francis Crozier into a public cultural event . Following the unsuccessful attempt of the Erebus and the ...
... attempt to explore the mysteries of the Arctic Circle in 1827 , decided to turn the visit of fellow polar heroes James Ross and Francis Crozier into a public cultural event . Following the unsuccessful attempt of the Erebus and the ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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