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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... Macarthur had been no more knowledgeable about sheep than his fellow speculators , but he had been luckier . In November 1801 he had been transported back to England by King for court- martial following a duel with Paterson , his ...
... Macarthur had been no more knowledgeable about sheep than his fellow speculators , but he had been luckier . In November 1801 he had been transported back to England by King for court- martial following a duel with Paterson , his ...
Page 125
... Macarthur was back in New South Wales pronouncing that a flock could double itself in less than two and a half years , and that within two decades some five million colonial sheep could be counted upon to produce twice as much wool as ...
... Macarthur was back in New South Wales pronouncing that a flock could double itself in less than two and a half years , and that within two decades some five million colonial sheep could be counted upon to produce twice as much wool as ...
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... Macarthur , Elizabeth 50 , 125 Macarthur , Hannibal 130 , 139 , 192 , 252 Macarthur , James 139 , 140 , 213 , 236 , 252 , 310 Macarthur , John 47 , 61 , 103 , 105 , 115 , 117 , 124-6 , 134 , 138 , 139 , 249 Macarthur , William 231 , 236 ...
... Macarthur , Elizabeth 50 , 125 Macarthur , Hannibal 130 , 139 , 192 , 252 Macarthur , James 139 , 140 , 213 , 236 , 252 , 310 Macarthur , John 47 , 61 , 103 , 105 , 115 , 117 , 124-6 , 134 , 138 , 139 , 249 Macarthur , William 231 , 236 ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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