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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... force . Lieutenant Moore , in charge of the settlement while Bowen was exploring the Huon area , decided that a large group of Aborigines approaching the camp , though it included women and children , was harbouring malevolent designs ...
... force . Lieutenant Moore , in charge of the settlement while Bowen was exploring the Huon area , decided that a large group of Aborigines approaching the camp , though it included women and children , was harbouring malevolent designs ...
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... force , were dramatically opposed to the material interests of the em- ployer in the eastern colonies . Here , because native - born and free immigrants were still a tiny minority , employers were heavily dependent on convict and ex ...
... force , were dramatically opposed to the material interests of the em- ployer in the eastern colonies . Here , because native - born and free immigrants were still a tiny minority , employers were heavily dependent on convict and ex ...
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... force to put down ' , Deas Thomson informed James Macarthur . In due course , Fitzroy decided to uphold the principle of the crown's right at common law to all deposits of gold in New South Wales , and on 23 May it was declared that no ...
... force to put down ' , Deas Thomson informed James Macarthur . In due course , Fitzroy decided to uphold the principle of the crown's right at common law to all deposits of gold in New South Wales , and on 23 May it was declared that no ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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