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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... August 1769 , using his lunar tables Cook systematically sailed due south to latitude 40 degrees to search without success for Terra Australis , and then west to check that the coastline of Tasman's New Zealand was not part of it . By ...
... August 1769 , using his lunar tables Cook systematically sailed due south to latitude 40 degrees to search without success for Terra Australis , and then west to check that the coastline of Tasman's New Zealand was not part of it . By ...
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... August 1833 with 215 women on board , they were harassed by men who gathered around the gates of the lumber - yard where temporary accommodation had been pro- vided . In August 1834 when the Strathfieldsay arrived at Hobart , the women ...
... August 1833 with 215 women on board , they were harassed by men who gathered around the gates of the lumber - yard where temporary accommodation had been pro- vided . In August 1834 when the Strathfieldsay arrived at Hobart , the women ...
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... August 1843 , Mitchell Library . 11 12 13 14 15 John Rae , Hyde Park , Sydney , 1842 , Watercolour , Dixson Library . Between decks ( on a government emigrant ship ) , Illustrated London News , 17 August 1850 . Crossing the Creek at ...
... August 1843 , Mitchell Library . 11 12 13 14 15 John Rae , Hyde Park , Sydney , 1842 , Watercolour , Dixson Library . Between decks ( on a government emigrant ship ) , Illustrated London News , 17 August 1850 . Crossing the Creek at ...
Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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