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 124
... sheep - breeding , not only for mutton to sell to the government store but as a source of wool exports to improve access to foreign exchange . Prominent sheep - holders among the military officers at that time included Captain Joseph ...
... sheep - breeding , not only for mutton to sell to the government store but as a source of wool exports to improve access to foreign exchange . Prominent sheep - holders among the military officers at that time included Captain Joseph ...
Page 125
... sheep numbers in New South Wales rose steadily , almost trebling between 1803 and 1808. At first many owners preferred to continue raising sheep and cattle for the meat market rather than for the export of wool . However , it was news ...
... sheep numbers in New South Wales rose steadily , almost trebling between 1803 and 1808. At first many owners preferred to continue raising sheep and cattle for the meat market rather than for the export of wool . However , it was news ...
Page 210
... Sheep and cattle died in their thousands and many stations were deserted . Some sheep- men discovered that they could save themselves , though not their sheep , by boiling down their flocks to produce tallow which could then be sold in ...
... Sheep and cattle died in their thousands and many stations were deserted . Some sheep- men discovered that they could save themselves , though not their sheep , by boiling down their flocks to produce tallow which could then be sold in ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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