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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Joined by any marines who could be persuaded to stay , these people and their
farms would provide a useful buffer ... for seven years in 1782 for breaking and
entering , and who had previous experience in farming , asked for a land grant .
Joined by any marines who could be persuaded to stay , these people and their
farms would provide a useful buffer ... for seven years in 1782 for breaking and
entering , and who had previous experience in farming , asked for a land grant .
Page 45
24 Daunting problems faced those convicts who chose hard labour and wedded
bliss on small parcels of farming land of their own . For despite the
encouragement of material aid provided by the governors , these farmers needed
additional ...
24 Daunting problems faced those convicts who chose hard labour and wedded
bliss on small parcels of farming land of their own . For despite the
encouragement of material aid provided by the governors , these farmers needed
additional ...
Page 48
By 1793 , however , as more officers moved into trade and farming , it began to
be argued that the convict labourers preferred to be paid with spirits , and even
that ' liquor given to them in this way operated as a benefit and comfort to them ...
By 1793 , however , as more officers moved into trade and farming , it began to
be argued that the convict labourers preferred to be paid with spirits , and even
that ' liquor given to them in this way operated as a benefit and comfort to them ...
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Contents
Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 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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