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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... became his museum . By 1778 he was President of the Royal Society and ultimately he became also a member of the Engineers Society , the Board of Longitude , the Coin Committee and the Committee of Trade , and the Privy Council . Banks's ...
... became his museum . By 1778 he was President of the Royal Society and ultimately he became also a member of the Engineers Society , the Board of Longitude , the Coin Committee and the Committee of Trade , and the Privy Council . Banks's ...
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... became a tailor ; and a third became Bathurst's leading baker . The 164 village labourers and craftsmen , transported for rick - burning and other forms of political protest in 1830-31 , tended to have the skills wanted in the colonial ...
... became a tailor ; and a third became Bathurst's leading baker . The 164 village labourers and craftsmen , transported for rick - burning and other forms of political protest in 1830-31 , tended to have the skills wanted in the colonial ...
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... became most apparent . The easily worked surface - gold was becoming exhausted , and the fear of wage labour for capital- intensive deep - mining companies haunted the miners ' imagi- nation . Already there were three steam - engines in ...
... became most apparent . The easily worked surface - gold was becoming exhausted , and the fear of wage labour for capital- intensive deep - mining companies haunted the miners ' imagi- nation . Already there were three steam - engines in ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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