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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... less than 3000 trees , each with a yield of 600 feet of board , to build even one medium - sized battleship , and their slaves were attacking the mahogany forests of Cuba for this purpose . In addition , they needed forty pine trees ...
... less than 3000 trees , each with a yield of 600 feet of board , to build even one medium - sized battleship , and their slaves were attacking the mahogany forests of Cuba for this purpose . In addition , they needed forty pine trees ...
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... less than fifty men managed to secrete themselves on board the Endeavour leaving for India , a rash attempt which culminated in compulsory disembarkation at Norfolk Island.24 Daunting problems faced those convicts who chose hard labour ...
... less than fifty men managed to secrete themselves on board the Endeavour leaving for India , a rash attempt which culminated in compulsory disembarkation at Norfolk Island.24 Daunting problems faced those convicts who chose hard labour ...
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... less than heroic fight with his Aboriginal guide , Charley and , even worse , had failed to win it , Charley relieving the impulsive Prussian of two of his lower teeth.31 Even less suitable for national myth - making was a small ...
... less than heroic fight with his Aboriginal guide , Charley and , even worse , had failed to win it , Charley relieving the impulsive Prussian of two of his lower teeth.31 Even less suitable for national myth - making was a small ...
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Female Convict Experience 17881804 | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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