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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... early as 1786 in order to encourage enlistment , and regulations to this effect followed in August 1789. Single non - commissioned officers were to receive 130 acres and privates 80 acres , plus 10 acres for a wife and 10 for each child ...
... early as 1786 in order to encourage enlistment , and regulations to this effect followed in August 1789. Single non - commissioned officers were to receive 130 acres and privates 80 acres , plus 10 acres for a wife and 10 for each child ...
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... early buildings , including the first Government House and the storehouse at King's Wharf . After being pardoned in 1790 he was promoted to superintendent of bricklayers . He was also successful in farming a 50 - acre grant at Petersham ...
... early buildings , including the first Government House and the storehouse at King's Wharf . After being pardoned in 1790 he was promoted to superintendent of bricklayers . He was also successful in farming a 50 - acre grant at Petersham ...
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... early arrivals began to win an average of more than an ounce of gold a day . News of the gold discoveries was transforming the image of the eastern colonies from a hellish place of punishment and human degradation to the land of ...
... early arrivals began to win an average of more than an ounce of gold a day . News of the gold discoveries was transforming the image of the eastern colonies from a hellish place of punishment and human degradation to the land of ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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