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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... England for at least four or five years . Medical supplies were dangerously low , forcing Surgeon White away from his studies of the local flora and fauna to experiment with red eucalyptus gum to treat dysentery , and yellow gum for ...
... England for at least four or five years . Medical supplies were dangerously low , forcing Surgeon White away from his studies of the local flora and fauna to experiment with red eucalyptus gum to treat dysentery , and yellow gum for ...
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... England now purchased from Spain . With him Macarthur brought his nephew Hannibal , and permission to resign from the army , with an order for 5000 acres of the best pasture land , plus a further 5000 acres if tangible results were ...
... England now purchased from Spain . With him Macarthur brought his nephew Hannibal , and permission to resign from the army , with an order for 5000 acres of the best pasture land , plus a further 5000 acres if tangible results were ...
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... England and ask for additional aid from the Colonial Office to save the colony from disaster and for an enlarged military guard to hold off the Abor- iginal raids . As reports of these problems reached England some settlers , like ...
... England and ask for additional aid from the Colonial Office to save the colony from disaster and for an enlarged military guard to hold off the Abor- iginal raids . As reports of these problems reached England some settlers , like ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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