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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... industry . By 1806 there were some eight private vessels registered in the colony for sealing . This savage , destructive activity attracted colonial merchants because it was an export industry which improved their access to foreign ...
... industry . By 1806 there were some eight private vessels registered in the colony for sealing . This savage , destructive activity attracted colonial merchants because it was an export industry which improved their access to foreign ...
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... industry occurred during the first decades . The early governors were not concerned about whether or not the Aboriginal women were slaves , nor about miscegenation . Whaling , too , had a devastating impact on coastal people . While ...
... industry occurred during the first decades . The early governors were not concerned about whether or not the Aboriginal women were slaves , nor about miscegenation . Whaling , too , had a devastating impact on coastal people . While ...
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... industry came to rely on bloodshed and brutality equal to sealing at its worst . The sandalwood trade was also extremely wasteful , for the most highly perfumed and therefore most profitable wood was nearest to the roots , so that the ...
... industry came to rely on bloodshed and brutality equal to sealing at its worst . The sandalwood trade was also extremely wasteful , for the most highly perfumed and therefore most profitable wood was nearest to the roots , so that the ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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