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 105
When David Collins died suddenly on 24 March 1810 Lord had his own chance
to become Governor of the colony . He applied to the Secretary of State in Britain
to be Collins's successor , meanwhile taking charge of affairs and , it is said ...
When David Collins died suddenly on 24 March 1810 Lord had his own chance
to become Governor of the colony . He applied to the Secretary of State in Britain
to be Collins's successor , meanwhile taking charge of affairs and , it is said ...
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made by Lord for David Collins's funeral procession on which the government
incurred commissariat spending of over £ 500 . By 1813 he declared that he was
the owner of goods worth more than £ 23 000 . Perhaps most characteristic of the
...
made by Lord for David Collins's funeral procession on which the government
incurred commissariat spending of over £ 500 . By 1813 he declared that he was
the owner of goods worth more than £ 23 000 . Perhaps most characteristic of the
...
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However , estimates of the number who died vary . See E. O'Brien , The
Foundation of Australia , Angus & Robertson , 1950 , pp . 284-6 . See also C.
Bateson , pp . 131–71 ; Robert Hughes , The Fatal Shore , Collins , London ,
1987 , 14 D.
However , estimates of the number who died vary . See E. O'Brien , The
Foundation of Australia , Angus & Robertson , 1950 , pp . 284-6 . See also C.
Bateson , pp . 131–71 ; Robert Hughes , The Fatal Shore , Collins , London ,
1987 , 14 D.
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