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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... settlers in proportion to the number of labourers and the amount of stock and equipment they brought with them . Peel was granted priority of choice of 250 000 acres with a further 250 000 after he landed 400 settlers . He , in turn ...
... settlers in proportion to the number of labourers and the amount of stock and equipment they brought with them . Peel was granted priority of choice of 250 000 acres with a further 250 000 after he landed 400 settlers . He , in turn ...
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... settlers from New South Wales , with the result that 4000 free settlers arrived between 1817 and 1824. By 1830 the European population reached 23 500 , of whom some 6000 were free settlers . There were then a million sheep in the island ...
... settlers from New South Wales , with the result that 4000 free settlers arrived between 1817 and 1824. By 1830 the European population reached 23 500 , of whom some 6000 were free settlers . There were then a million sheep in the island ...
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... settlers arrived fully qualified for a grant of good land which could not be supplied and with little if any alternative outlet for capital . Nor could they add to their income from the sale of surplus production , for all settlers ...
... settlers arrived fully qualified for a grant of good land which could not be supplied and with little if any alternative outlet for capital . Nor could they add to their income from the sale of surplus production , for all settlers ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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