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 37
Joined by any marines who could be persuaded to stay, these people and their
farms would provide a useful buffer zone ... 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 zone ... for seven years in 1782 for breaking
and entering, and who had previous experience in farming, asked for a land
grant.
Page 45
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 ...
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 47
It followed that for large dealers like the officer-farmers, the government market
for local grain and meat was virtually a source of foreign exchange. This was the
reason that so many of them had turned to farming from 1795. The high prices ...
It followed that for large dealers like the officer-farmers, the government market
for local grain and meat was virtually a source of foreign exchange. This was the
reason that so many of them had turned to farming from 1795. The high prices ...
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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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