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 23
At the end of December 1799 the total population of the mainland settlements
had reached 5100 of whom half were living in Sydney, 1466 at Parramatta and
Toongabbie, and the remainder on farms along the Hawkesbury. In that year, of ...
At the end of December 1799 the total population of the mainland settlements
had reached 5100 of whom half were living in Sydney, 1466 at Parramatta and
Toongabbie, and the remainder on farms along the Hawkesbury. In that year, of ...
Page 49
... one family living on a bay adjoining Sydney Cove being 'visited by large
parties of the convicts of both sexes on those days in which they were not wanted
for labour'. Here the Aboriginal people received such presents as the convicts
could ...
... one family living on a bay adjoining Sydney Cove being 'visited by large
parties of the convicts of both sexes on those days in which they were not wanted
for labour'. Here the Aboriginal people received such presents as the convicts
could ...
Page 156
... gloss of modernity. It was said that far from being a system of slavery, the new
assignment system was designed to reform offenders by placing them under the
eye of 'persons of responsibility'. Even living among sheep on distant out-stations
...
... gloss of modernity. It was said that far from being a system of slavery, the new
assignment system was designed to reform offenders by placing them under the
eye of 'persons of responsibility'. Even living among sheep on distant out-stations
...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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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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