The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessionsThe 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 volumetraces 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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In addition , a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been
announced in January 1793. Elsewhere in British colonies military officers had to
resign their commissions in order to qualify for land grants , but as early as May
1788 ...
In addition , a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been
announced in January 1793. Elsewhere in British colonies military officers had to
resign their commissions in order to qualify for land grants , but as early as May
1788 ...
Page 47
Here , the wheat and stock of the officers was given preference and the small
settler waited longer to be paid . In addition , the officers had come to control the
importing and retailing of essential goods . This they had done by buying up the ...
Here , the wheat and stock of the officers was given preference and the small
settler waited longer to be paid . In addition , the officers had come to control the
importing and retailing of essential goods . This they had done by buying up the ...
Page 98
The son of a London bookseller , Riley's two sisters had married officers of the
New South Wales Corps and preceded him to New South Wales where he
arrived in June 1804 , expecting to make a fortune from trade . Within three
months he ...
The son of a London bookseller , Riley's two sisters had married officers of the
New South Wales Corps and preceded him to New South Wales where he
arrived in June 1804 , expecting to make a fortune from trade . Within three
months he ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Jan Kociumbas |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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