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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Page 147
... living in pockets of unoccupied land or on thinly settled back - runs . Others survived as fringe - dwellers and casual labourers on the edge of stations and settlements where , though in extreme poverty , they were able to retain ...
... living in pockets of unoccupied land or on thinly settled back - runs . Others survived as fringe - dwellers and casual labourers on the edge of stations and settlements where , though in extreme poverty , they were able to retain ...
Page 301
... living he did not succeed in entirely squandering it for almost a decade . In Victoria , as soon as the news of the Bathurst discovery was confirmed , a committee of wealthy citizens offered rewards for gold discoveries there . Faced ...
... living he did not succeed in entirely squandering it for almost a decade . In Victoria , as soon as the news of the Bathurst discovery was confirmed , a committee of wealthy citizens offered rewards for gold discoveries there . Faced ...
Page 317
... living since 1790 . With the exception of New Zealand , the old maritime frontier now played only a tiny role compared with gold and wool . Nevertheless , missionary and merchant interest in the Pacific remained intense , for the focus ...
... living since 1790 . With the exception of New Zealand , the old maritime frontier now played only a tiny role compared with gold and wool . Nevertheless , missionary and merchant interest in the Pacific remained intense , for the focus ...
Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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