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Page 93
Rather, the French were looking for a place to make a settlement similar to the
one at Port Jackson, probably on the northern coast of Bass Strait. They might
even be planning to lay claim to the whole of Van Diemen's Land. The anxiety of
the ...
Rather, the French were looking for a place to make a settlement similar to the
one at Port Jackson, probably on the northern coast of Bass Strait. They might
even be planning to lay claim to the whole of Van Diemen's Land. The anxiety of
the ...
Page 94
Some 455 persons from this little convoy landed near Sorrento on 9 October
1803.5 This first settlement at Port Phillip proved temporary. The soil was found to
be 'nothing but a complete bed of sand, and the timber was of so miserable a
kind ...
Some 455 persons from this little convoy landed near Sorrento on 9 October
1803.5 This first settlement at Port Phillip proved temporary. The soil was found to
be 'nothing but a complete bed of sand, and the timber was of so miserable a
kind ...
Page 95
Somewhat reluctantly, Bowen was obliged to hand over control to Collins, who
immediately decided the site of the existing settlement at Risdon Cove was
unsuitable and moved it across the river to a place he named Hobart Town.”
Meanwhile ...
Somewhat reluctantly, Bowen was obliged to hand over control to Collins, who
immediately decided the site of the existing settlement at Risdon Cove was
unsuitable and moved it across the river to a place he named Hobart Town.”
Meanwhile ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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A. G. L. Shaw Aboriginal acres Angus & Robertson arrived Australian Australian colonies B. H. Fletcher Bass Strait Bligh Botany Bay Britain British Cape capital Clark Collins colony's convict labourers convict women culture developed Diemen's Land diggers early economic emancipists emigrants England especially European ex-convict expedition exploration Factory farming female Flinders gold Governor grant Hawkesbury Hobart HRNSW Hunter ideal immigrants industry institutions James John Journal JRAHS L. E. Threlkeld liberal London Macarthur Macquarie male convicts Melbourne missionaries moral Norfolk Island NSW LC V&P officers Pacific Parramatta pastoral pastoralists Pemulwuy penal police political population Port Jackson Port Phillip Press problem punishment reformers Report savage scientific Select Committee servants settlement settlers sexual sheep ships social Society South Australia South Wales South Wales Corps Swan River Sydney Tasmanian theorists theory trade Transportation Van Diemen's Land Victoria voyage William workers
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton, ISBN 0195546121, 9780195546125 |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 426 pages |
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